See also: cinèse and ciñese

Italian

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Etymology

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From Cina +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈne.ze/, (traditional) /t͡ʃiˈne.se/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese
  • Hyphenation: ci‧né‧se
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Adjective

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cinese (plural cinesi)

  1. Chinese

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Noun

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cinese m or f by sense (plural cinesi)

  1. a Chinese person
  2. (figurative) a Communist

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Noun

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cinese m (uncountable)

  1. Chinese (language)

References

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  1. ^ cinese in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • cinese in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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