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Chen
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Appendix:Variations of "chen"
Translingual
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Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul grc χήν wild goose, Anser cinereus species
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Anatidae now usually included in genus Anser genus, including the snow goose
Hypernyms
genus ; Anserinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Chen caerulescens species (snow goose), Chen rossii species (Ross's goose), Chen canagica species (emperor goose) species
Derived terms
Alopochen genus
†Chelychelynechen genus
†Chendytes genus
Chenonetta genus
Cyanochen genus
Neochen genus
†Ptaiochen genus
†Thambetochen genus
References
Chen (genus) Chen (genus)
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English
Alternative forms
en Ch'en Wade-Giles
Etymology
From en cmn - 陳 Chén. en Tan Chan Tran.
Pronunciation
en /t͡ʃɛn/
en ɛn 1
Noun
en US ethnic slur offensive A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.
Proper noun
s
en Chinese.
en DECEMBER 23, 2011 Sui-Lee Wee; Chris Buckley China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays Ron Popeski; Ed Lane https://web.archive.org/web/20220819142420/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-dissident-idUSTRE7BM0C120111223 19 August 2022 w:Reuters World News Chen Wei (dissident) Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government.
See also
en Chan (Cantonese variant)
en Tan (Hokkien variant)
en Trần (Vietnamese variant)
en placeholder terms
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor cmn:陳<tr:Chén> + 1 Tan,Chan
Pronunciation
ceb [ˈt͡ʃən] Mandarin Pinyin-literate
Proper noun
+
ceb Chinese Filipino Mandarin
Japanese
Romanization
チェン
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor cmn:陳<tr:Chén> + 1 Tan,Chan
Pronunciation
+ Chën<qq:Mandarin Pinyin-literate>
Proper noun
+
tl Chinese Filipino Mandarin