来源于中文的英文单词

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List of English words of Chinese origin Information <br><br>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.<br><br>This is a list of <a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/English_language" target="_blank">English language</a> loanwords that come from any member of the Chinese branch of the <a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Sino-Tibetan_language" target="_blank">Sino-Tibetan language</a> family. It excludes <a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Proper_name" target="_blank">proper names</a> except for the word China. <br><br>The litmus test to decide if a word is in the English language is to look it up in an English dictionary. <br><br>Though the original terms originated from China, the spelling of the English words depends on which dialect the <a href="http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Transliteration" target="_blank">transliterations</a> came from. <br><ul><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Bok_choy\" target=\"_blank\">bok choy</a> - (<a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Cantonese\" target=\"_blank\">Cantonese</a>) baahk-choi 白菜, a Chinese cabbage: white vegetable</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Bonsai\" target=\"_blank\">bonsai</a> - via Japanese 盆栽, lit. tray gardening</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Cheongsam\" target=\"_blank\">cheongsam</a> - from Cantonese 長衫, lit. long clothes.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/China\" target=\"_blank\">China</a> - via <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Latin\" target=\"_blank\">Latin</a> from the name of the <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ch'in_Dynasty\" target=\"_blank\">Ch'in Dynasty</a> 秦</li><li>chop chop - from Cantonese <i>gup</i> 急, lit. hurry, urgent</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Chopstick\" target=\"_blank\">chopstick</a> - chop is from the Cantonese <i>gaap</i> (夾), literally 'to squeeze'. Notice the two man radicals (人) sandwich another man radical in the middle.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Chop_suey\" target=\"_blank\">chop suey</a> - from Cantonese 雜碎, lit. mixed pieces.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Chow_mein\" target=\"_blank\">chow mein</a> - from Cantonese 炒麵, lit. stir fried noodle</li><li>chow - from Chinese Pidgin English chowchow which means food, perhaps based on Cantonese 炒, lit. stir fry (cooking)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Coolie\" target=\"_blank\">coolie</a> - questionably Chinese 苦力, lit. suffering labor. Some dictionaries say the word came from <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Hindi\" target=\"_blank\">Hindi</a> <i>kull</i>.</li><li>cumshaw - from Amoy 感謝, feeling gratitude</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Dim_sum\" target=\"_blank\">dim sum</a> - from Cantonese 點心, lit. touch of heart</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Feng_shui\" target=\"_blank\">feng shui</a> - from <i>feng</i>, wind and <i>shui</i>, water 風水</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ginkgo\" target=\"_blank\">ginkgo</a> - via Japanese 銀杏</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ginseng\" target=\"_blank\">ginseng</a> - from Mandarin 人參, name of the plant</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Go_(board_game)\" target=\"_blank\">go</a> - via Japanese name 碁 of a Chinese board game</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Gung-ho\" target=\"_blank\">gung-ho</a> - from Mandarin 工業合作社</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Kanji\" target=\"_blank\">kanji</a> - via Japanese 漢字, lit. Chinese characters</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Kaolin\" target=\"_blank\">kaolin</a> - from 高嶺, lit. high mountain peak</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ketchup\" target=\"_blank\">ketchup</a> - possibly from Amoy 茄汁, lit. tomato sauce/juice</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Kowtow\" target=\"_blank\">kowtow</a> - from Chinese 叩頭, lit. knock head</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Kumquat\" target=\"_blank\">kumquat</a> - from Cantonese name of the fruit 柑橘</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Kung_fu\" target=\"_blank\">kung fu</a> - a <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Martial_art\" target=\"_blank\">martial art</a>; from Cantonese 功夫, lit. efforts</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Longan\" target=\"_blank\">longan</a> - from Cantonese 龍眼, name of the fruit</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Loquat\" target=\"_blank\">loquat</a> - from Cantonese 蘆橘, old name of the fruit</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Lychee\" target=\"_blank\">lychee</a> - from Cantonese 荔枝, name of the fruit</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Mahjong\" target=\"_blank\">mahjong</a> - from Ma Jeuk 麻將, lit. sparrow/the mahjong game</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ni_hao\" target=\"_blank\">ni hao</a> - how are you in Chinese Mandarin 你好</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Oolong_tea\" target=\"_blank\">oolong</a> - oolong 烏龍, lit. black dragon</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Orange_Pekoe\" target=\"_blank\">pekoe</a> - from Amoy 白毫, lit. white downy hair</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">pinyin</a> - from Mandarin 拼音, lit. put together sounds</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Ramen\" target=\"_blank\">ramen</a> - from 拉麵 via Japanese, lit. pulled noodle</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Rickshaw\" target=\"_blank\">rickshaw</a> - via <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/List_of_English_words_of_Japanese_origin\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese</a> 人力車, lit. 'human-powered vehicle'</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Sampan\" target=\"_blank\">sampan</a> - from Cantonese 舢舨, the name of such vessel.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Shar_Pei\" target=\"_blank\">Shar Pei</a> - from Cantonese 沙皮, lit. sand skin.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Shih_Tzu\" target=\"_blank\">Shih Tzu</a> - from Mandarin 獅子狗, lit. <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Chinese_lion\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese lion</a> dog</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Silk\" target=\"_blank\">silk</a> - from 'si' 絲, lit. silk</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Soy_sauce\" target=\"_blank\">soy</a> - via Japanese <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Shoyu\" target=\"_blank\">shoyu</a> 醤油</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tai_Chi\" target=\"_blank\">Tai Chi</a> - from Mandarin 太極</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tai-Pan\" target=\"_blank\">Tai-Pan</a> - from Cantonese 大班, lit. big rank (similar to big shot)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tangram\" target=\"_blank\">Tangram</a> - from Chinese <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tang\" target=\"_blank\">Tang</a> (唐) + English gram</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tang\" target=\"_blank\">tangsoup</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tao\" target=\"_blank\">Tao</a> - from Mandarin 道</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tea\" target=\"_blank\">tea</a> - from Amoy 茶</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tofu\" target=\"_blank\">tofu</a> - via Japanese 豆腐, lit. bean rot</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tong\" target=\"_blank\">tong</a> - from Cantonese 堂</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Tycoon\" target=\"_blank\">tycoon</a> - via Japanese 大官, lit. high official</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Typhoon\" target=\"_blank\">typhoon</a> - 颱風 not to be confused with the monster <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Typhon\" target=\"_blank\">typhon</a>. See also other possible <a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Arabic\" target=\"_blank\">Arabic</a> origin.</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Wok\" target=\"_blank\">wok</a> - from Cantonese 鑊</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Won_ton\" target=\"_blank\">won ton</a> - from Cantonese 雲吞, lit. 'cloud swallow' as a description of its shape, similar to Mandarin 餛飩</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Wushu\" target=\"_blank\">wushu</a> - from Mandarin 武術, lit. martial arts</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Yamen\" target=\"_blank\">yamen</a> - from Mandarin 衙門, lit. government gate</li><li>yen (craving) - from Cantonese 癮, lit. addiction (to opium)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Yen\" target=\"_blank\">Yen</a> (Japanese currency) - via Japanese 円 (used to be Chinese writing 圓, lit. round, name of currency unit)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Yin_Yang\" target=\"_blank\">Yin Yang</a> - 陰陽 from Mandarin 'Yin' meaning feminine, dark and 'Yang' meaning masculine and bright</li><li><a href=\"http://www.searchspaniel.com/index.php/Zen\" target=\"_blank\">zen</a> - 禪 via Japanese</li></ul>

wanglei00

也不少了．．．文化融合的产物．．．中文里的洋文就太多了．．

JadeHebe

台风还真是中文来的啊

湘临天下

现在心里平衡了些，汉语里的英文外来词太多了。

amyguan

还有jiaozi,虽然现在叫dumpling~

湘临天下

现在许多外国人都说“jiaozi”吧？\r<br>dumpling是“布丁”的意思啊，应该不一样。

4EYEBROWS

这就是文化相互渗透的现象……