a chink in armor

Chink (ch

ngk)

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for person of Chinese birth or descent.

[Probably alteration of Chinese.]

chink¹ (ch

ngk)

A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure.

tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks

1. To make narrow openings in.

2. To fill narrow openings in.

[Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.]

chinky adj.

chink² (ch

ngk)

A slight, metallic sound, as of coins rattling in a pocket.

intr. & tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks

To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound.

[Imitative.]

Chink [tʃɪŋk], Chinky [ˈtʃɪŋkɪ]

n pl Chinks, Chinkies

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) a derogatory term for Chinese

[probably from Chinese, influenced by chink¹ (referring to the characteristic shape of the Chinese eye)]

chink¹

1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack

chink in one's armour a small but fatal weakness

(tr) Chiefly US and Canadian to fill up or make cracks in

[perhaps variant of earlier chine, from Old English cine crack; related to Middle Dutch kene, Danish kin]

chinky adj

chink²

to make or cause to make a light ringing sound, as by the striking of glasses or coins

such a sound

[of imitative origin]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	chink - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent Chinaman derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" Chinese - a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
	2.	chink - a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
	3.	chink - a short light metallic sound click, clink sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	chink - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" tink, tinkle, clink sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	chink - fill the chinks of, as with caulking plug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
	3.	chink - make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" check crack, check, break - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" crack - cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"

chink

noun opening, crack, gap, rift, aperture, cleft, crevice, fissure, cranny He peered through a chink in the curtains.

Translations

Chink [tʃɪŋk] N (offensive) → chino/a m/f

chink¹ [tʃɪŋk] N (= slit) (in wall) → grieta f, hendidura f; (in door) → resquicio m
a chink of light → un hilo de luz
it's the chink in his armour → es su punto débil or su talón de Aquiles

chink² [tʃɪŋk]

A. N (= sound) → sonido m metálico, tintineo m

B. VT [+ metal] → hacer sonar; [+ glass] → hacer tintinear

C. VI [metal] → sonar; [glass] → tintinear

chink [ˈtʃɪŋk] n

(= gap) → fente f, fissure f
to have a chink in one's armour (= Achilles heel) → avoir un défaut dans sa cuirasse

(= noise) → tintement m

[light] → rayon m

Chink

n (pej) → Schlitzauge nt, → Chinese m, → Chinesin f

chink¹

n → Riss m, → Ritze f; (in door) → Spalt m; a chink of light → ein dünner Lichtstreifen or -strahl; the chink in somebody’s armour (fig) → jds schwacher Punkt

vt (US) → stopfen

chink²

n (= sound) → Klirren nt; (of coins) → Klimpern nt

vt → klirren mit; coins → klimpern mit

vi → klirren; (coins) → klimpern

chink¹ [tʃɪŋk] n (opening) → fessura
a chink in his armour (fig) → il suo punto debole

chink² [tʃɪŋk]

1. n (noise) → tintinnio

2. vt → far tintinnare

3. vi → tintinnare

chink

n chink [tʃiŋk]

a narrow opening a chink in the curtains; There was no chink of light in the room. kiertjie شِق، صَدْعٌ فس حائِط цепнатина štěrbina, skulina revne; lysstribe der Spalt χαραμάδα resquicio, grieta pragu درز؛ روزنه rako fente סֶדֶק झरी pukotina, zveket rés celah rifa, glufa fessura すき間 좁은 틈새 plyšys sprauga; gaismas strēle sela spleet sprekk szczelina fresta crăpătură щель; щёлочка štrbina, škára špranja pukotina springa, glipa รอยแยกเล็กๆ çatlak, yarık 裂縫 щілина, тріщина درز ،روزن khe hở 裂缝

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