chin chinint.n.¹

Brit.

/ˌtʃɪn ˈtʃɪn/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɪn ˈtʃɪn/

Forms: 1600s– chin chin, 1800s– tchin tchin.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese qǐnɡ.

Etymology: < Chinese (Cantonese) ching, (Mandarin) qǐnɡ please (as an expression of polite deference, often repeated: see note), specific use of qǐnɡ to ask, to invite.The Chinese word is used in a range of situations, e.g. as part of an invitation to do something, or when giving way to each other (compare quot. 1800 at sense A. 1). It is typically used at the beginning of a statement and often repeated for emphasis, in Cantonese use typically without a pause. The use as a toast (see sense A. 2) is not directly paralleled in Chinese, but may have arisen from the use of the more general Chinese word to introduce an invitation to drink (perhaps compare quot. 1625 at sense A. 1).

A. int.

1. Expressing a respectful greeting or valediction, originally as said when making the traditional Chinese gesture of greeting or valediction (see sense B.).Prior to the 20th cent., usually in representations or descriptions of Chinese speech.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of greeting

hailc1200

all haila1393

yoa1475

salutation1535

hail1604

chin chin1625

wassaila1643

hallo1841

hello1853

good day1857

hi1862

all right1868

g'day1894

'lo1913

ciao1929

hiya1940

hidey1941

well-done1971

wagwan1983

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. i. i. 34 The Hunters therefore hide themselues, then the foresaid Creatures come out of their holes, and taste the said drinke, and crie Chin-chin.

1704 tr. D. Fernández Navarrete Acct. Empire China i. i, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. I. 1/2 The usual salutation of the Chineses is Chin, Chin.

1800 Scots Mag. July 445/2 We soon fixed them in their seats, both parties, during the struggle, repeating Chin Chin, Chin Chin, the Chinese term of salutation.

1849 O. Tiffany Canton Chinese iv. 63 He enters a shop and is saluted with ‘Chin-chin’, as good morning.

1871 P. Gillmore Hunter's Adventures in Great West iii. 44 Having been lately in China, my first salutation was Chin-chin! Comment vous portez-vous? my second: mother-English for the time being quite forgotten.

1962 ‘M. Innes’ Connoisseur's Case iii. 34 Going on your way, are you? Well, chin-chin!

2005 L. Bagshawe Tuesday's Child xi. 221 Take care, sweetie, get your beauty sleep... Talk soon. Chin chin.

2. Used as a toast or salutation before drinking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking salutations [interjection]

rivoa1593

my service to you1637

tope1651

three times three1683

hob or nob1756

bottoms up!1858

chin chin1888

here's hoping, how, looking (at you), luck1896

down the hatch1918

cheerio1919

cheero1919

(here's) mud in your eye1927

cheers1930

lechayim1932

salut1933

salud1938

1888 Fun 11 July 16/2 Yes, gin—which was erst but the liquor loved best By the vile and the vulgar, the poor and ill-dressed—Now is voted gin-teel by some folk of the west, And o'er it they'll murmur ‘chin-chin’.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. vii. 439 Chin-chin, Effie my dear, and all the best for Xmas!

1938 E. Hemingway Fifth Column (1939) i. ii Downa hatch. Cherio. Chin chin.

1967 P. Jones Fifth Defector iv. 36 Two glasses appeared, with ice tinkling in the Scotch. Paul raised his, smiling. ‘Chin chin.’

2015 E. Friedland Love & Miss Communication (e-book ed.) i ‘Chin chin,’ she responded, and they clinked glasses.

†B. n.¹

A traditional gesture of greeting or valediction used in China, made by clasping the hands together in front of the chest, shaking them gently, and bowing, often with the use of the accompanying words ‘chin-chin’ (see sense A. 1). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > specific greeting or salutation

dieugardc1380

good day?a1439

hail?a1513

good morrow1528

good even1534

how-do-ye1575

all hail?1589

good evening1606

ave1611

good morninga1616

how-do-you-do1632

good afternoon1771

recollections1816

chin chin1822

chi-hike1859

cheero1909

wagwan1983

1822 J. Nicol Life & Adventures xii. 168 Their gongs are only used that I heard to make Tchin, Tchin, to Joss, in bad weather.

1849 tr. Chow-an-se in H. C. Sirr China & Chinese II. vii. 97 On hearing these words, the young widow arose, and making a chin-chin of respect, gratefully thanked him.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Apr. 4/1 On the thirty-sixth day from Charing-cross a traveller can..be making his chin-chin to a Chinese mandarin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chin chin
释义	chin chinint.n.¹ Brit. /ˌtʃɪn ˈtʃɪn/, U.S. /ˌtʃɪn ˈtʃɪn/ Forms: 1600s– chin chin, 1800s– tchin tchin. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese qǐnɡ. Etymology: < Chinese (Cantonese) ching, (Mandarin) qǐnɡ please (as an expression of polite deference, often repeated: see note), specific use of qǐnɡ to ask, to invite.The Chinese word is used in a range of situations, e.g. as part of an invitation to do something, or when giving way to each other (compare quot. 1800 at sense A. 1). It is typically used at the beginning of a statement and often repeated for emphasis, in Cantonese use typically without a pause. The use as a toast (see sense A. 2) is not directly paralleled in Chinese, but may have arisen from the use of the more general Chinese word to introduce an invitation to drink (perhaps compare quot. 1625 at sense A. 1). A. int. 1. Expressing a respectful greeting or valediction, originally as said when making the traditional Chinese gesture of greeting or valediction (see sense B.).Prior to the 20th cent., usually in representations or descriptions of Chinese speech. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of greeting hailc1200 all haila1393 yoa1475 salutation1535 hail1604 chin chin1625 wassaila1643 hallo1841 hello1853 good day1857 hi1862 all right1868 g'day1894 'lo1913 ciao1929 hiya1940 hidey1941 well-done1971 wagwan1983 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. i. i. 34 The Hunters therefore hide themselues, then the foresaid Creatures come out of their holes, and taste the said drinke, and crie Chin-chin. 1704 tr. D. Fernández Navarrete Acct. Empire China i. i, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. I. 1/2 The usual salutation of the Chineses is Chin, Chin. 1800 Scots Mag. July 445/2 We soon fixed them in their seats, both parties, during the struggle, repeating Chin Chin, Chin Chin, the Chinese term of salutation. 1849 O. Tiffany Canton Chinese iv. 63 He enters a shop and is saluted with ‘Chin-chin’, as good morning. 1871 P. Gillmore Hunter's Adventures in Great West iii. 44 Having been lately in China, my first salutation was Chin-chin! Comment vous portez-vous? my second: mother-English for the time being quite forgotten. 1962 ‘M. Innes’ Connoisseur's Case iii. 34 Going on your way, are you? Well, chin-chin! 2005 L. Bagshawe Tuesday's Child xi. 221 Take care, sweetie, get your beauty sleep... Talk soon. Chin chin. 2. Used as a toast or salutation before drinking. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking salutations [interjection] rivoa1593 my service to you1637 tope1651 three times three1683 hob or nob1756 bottoms up!1858 chin chin1888 here's hoping, how, looking (at you), luck1896 down the hatch1918 cheerio1919 cheero1919 (here's) mud in your eye1927 cheers1930 lechayim1932 salut1933 salud1938 1888 Fun 11 July 16/2 Yes, gin—which was erst but the liquor loved best By the vile and the vulgar, the poor and ill-dressed—Now is voted gin-teel by some folk of the west, And o'er it they'll murmur ‘chin-chin’. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. vii. 439 Chin-chin, Effie my dear, and all the best for Xmas! 1938 E. Hemingway Fifth Column (1939) i. ii Downa hatch. Cherio. Chin chin. 1967 P. Jones Fifth Defector iv. 36 Two glasses appeared, with ice tinkling in the Scotch. Paul raised his, smiling. ‘Chin chin.’ 2015 E. Friedland Love & Miss Communication (e-book ed.) i ‘Chin chin,’ she responded, and they clinked glasses. †B. n.¹ A traditional gesture of greeting or valediction used in China, made by clasping the hands together in front of the chest, shaking them gently, and bowing, often with the use of the accompanying words ‘chin-chin’ (see sense A. 1). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > specific greeting or salutation dieugardc1380 good day?a1439 hail?a1513 good morrow1528 good even1534 how-do-ye1575 all hail?1589 good evening1606 ave1611 good morninga1616 how-do-you-do1632 good afternoon1771 recollections1816 chin chin1822 chi-hike1859 cheero1909 wagwan1983 1822 J. Nicol Life & Adventures xii. 168 Their gongs are only used that I heard to make Tchin, Tchin, to Joss, in bad weather. 1849 tr. Chow-an-se in H. C. Sirr China & Chinese II. vii. 97 On hearing these words, the young widow arose, and making a chin-chin of respect, gratefully thanked him. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Apr. 4/1 On the thirty-sixth day from Charing-cross a traveller can..be making his chin-chin to a Chinese mandarin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.¹1625
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