Chine

From Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

• IPA^(key): /ʃin/

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Chine f (plural Chines)

1. China (a country in Asia)

   Hyponyms: Céleste Empire, Empire des Fleurs, Empire du Milieu, Terre des Fleurs

• chinois, Chinois

• chien, niche, niché

• IPA^(key): /ʃin/

Chine f

1. China (a country in Asia)