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Noun: Chinese chI'neez- Any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
- A native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
Adjective: Chinese chI'neez- Of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
"Chinese food" - Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
- Taiwanese, Formosan
See also: China, Sinitic Type of: Asian, Asiatic, Sinitic, Sinitic language Part of: Cathay [archaic], China, Communist China, mainland China, Nationalist China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China, Republic of China, Taiwan Encyclopedia: Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Classical Chinese Chinese, Standard Chinese, Overseas Chinese, Mandarin language |