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Ching chong, ching chang chong, and chung ching are ethnic slurs used to mock or imitate the Chinese language, people of Chinese ancestry, or other people of East Asian descent perceived to be Chinese. The term is a derogatory imitation of Mandarin and Cantonese phonology.
But "ching chong" hurled as an insult at Asian folks in the U.S. stretches back all the way to the 19th Century, where it shows up in children's playground taunts.
In my analysis of viewer comments responding to this video, I propose two axes of linguistic meaning that informed public interpretations of ching-chong as either racist or nonracist language, namely its locus—where linguistic meaning is located—as well as its temporality—when meaning happens.
Jul 14, 2014 · Actor and musician Jimmy Wong responded with this parody song: " 'Ching Chong,' it means 'I love you.' ")
- Kat Chow
Mar 11, 2024 · Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin 's qing and chong, Cantonese 's cing 1 and cong 1, Hokkien 's chheng and chhong, and etc, as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching ...
Ching chong and ching chang chong are ethnic slurs used to mock or imitate the Chinese language, people of Chinese ancestry, or other people of East Asian descent perceived to be Chinese. The term is a derogatory imitation of Mandarin and Cantonese phonology.
But "ching chong" hurled as an insult at Asian folks in the U.S. stretches back all the way to the 19th Century, where it shows up in children's playground taunts.
