Ching

//ˈt͡ʃɪŋ// intj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    The sound of metal or glass clinking.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Cantonese.
  2. 2
    A surname from Hokkien.
  3. 3
    Alternative form of Qing. alt-of, alternative

    "General Li Shu-ch’eng was born at Ch’ien-chiang Hsien, Hupei province, in 1873 and was a salaried licentiate or Linsheng in the Ching Dynasty."

  4. 4
    Alternative form of Chingakham surname of Meitei origin alt-of, alternative
  5. 5
    Alternative form of Chingangbam surname of Meitei origin alt-of, alternative
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  1. 6
    Alternative form of Chingshubam surname of Meitei origin alt-of, alternative
  2. 7
    Alternative form of Chingtham surname of Meitei origin alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck. countable

    "The hoe banged against a spade on the wall, making a loud "ching!""

  3. 3
    Cocaine. Scotland, slang, uncountable

    "I'll leave the message, but Simon's very much a free spirit, I state to the receiver as I use a fifty-pound note to hoover up some ching."

  4. 4
    Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount). slang, uncountable

    ""Supposedly, it was worth millions back then, so it could be worth maybe ten times as much now." Tatorrio whistled. "That's a lot of ching.""

  5. 5
    A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A knife. Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.

    "The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea."

  2. 2
    To stab. Multicultural-London-English, slang

    "No verbal, just chinging, like everyone know that we are on tings."

  3. 3
    Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 5

Unknown.

Etymology 6

From Cantonese 程 (cing4).

Etymology 7

From Hokkien 莊 /庄 (Chng).

Etymology 8

From Mandarin 清 (Qīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹.

Etymology 9

From Manipuri ꯆꯤꯡ (cing).

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