The curious origins of derogatory Chinese phrases you should definitely avoid using
You might have learned from the famous Chinese detergent commercial earlier this year, that attitudes can sometimes waiver to the scary end of the racist spectrum. And, on that spectrum, China has a varied vocabulary of ancient and modern vernacular you might want to get familiar with. Be warned that the following words are hateful, spiteful, and often xenophobic. They’re also linguistically fascinating.
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Xiuzhong Xu was an intern at The World of Chinese in the summer of 2016.
