"Chinese"在英文里可能不是什麼好字

隱約覺得「Chinese」一字，在英文里不是什麼好字。「-ese」結尾的人群稱呼，在英文里有明顯的「非我族類」的含義。確實，英國佬習慣將他們視為自出的或較為尊重的人群稱作「ian/an」，如Canadian, American, Australian, 或「ish」，如British, Spanish,Polish。而得到「-ese」稱號的主要是Chinese, Japanese,Portugese, Vietnamese, 等等。

            也許有人說，這純屬巧合，一切只因為發音需要。但實際上發音需要解釋不了這一切。一個例子是，Canada和China都是「a」結尾，而且都可以加「-ese」形成人群稱呼。實際上，在義大利語中，加拿大人就不叫「Canadian」，而叫「Canadese"。但為什麼英國佬最後把加拿大人叫成「Canadian」，而把中國人 叫成「Chinese」了呢？按理說，只考慮發音需要，China的人，完全可以被叫作「Chinish」或「Chinan」。但結果是成了「Chinese」。這裡有沒有種族蔑視，需要語言學家進一部考證，但選擇-ese結尾而不是-ish/an，有明顯的「非我族類」的含義。

            在英文佬眼中，「Japanese」在英文里與「Chinese」一樣。兩者的字根國名「Japan」與「China"都是被人濫叫的結果。，他們已經自創英文字「Nippon」稱呼日本，要淘汰原英文「Japan」一字。（小日本似乎也感覺到了）而中國官方還沒有任何努力。

            總而言之，被人胡亂取了個China的國名，實際上是起了個綽號，文點叫「磁器」，白點叫「磁娃娃」，而且被人用了幾百年無一句怨言，是有失尊嚴的...

這個真是沒辦法~！
想起來就生氣~！
大家一起努力學好英語向全世界推廣中文吧~！到時候用中文取代英語~！

English 也不是什麼好詞，you are too English!

有點言過其實.

over a hundred years ago, it was not a good reference in the europe to tell that someone was from america. that place was thought as wild, violent, and low.

OH no, not this stupid article again. That something started by a Mr.Sinanian. Let me see if I can find the rebuttals to it.
Portugese are also -ese!

http://www.rainlane.com/dispbbs. ... ;ID=7639&skin=1


http://www.tianyaclub.com/New/Pu ... le=24852&flag=1

http://www.bilinguist.com/data/hy00/messages/9244.html#9244

This "-ese" is a derogative designation invented by westerners for Asians was started by someone who calls himself Sinanian or Sinian or something like that.
請各位注意。 @文章是一位叫 Sinanian,o事生非 出淼摹
各位不要上
@文章是大s三年前在W上出F。 以有不少W者指出他的e`之 (e.g. Portuguese
也是 -ese, 同 Chinese 一印)
@是儆 Hate Literature. 跟穆衫o(不都О <--e字 ) h了。
@N子o以饔o越碓蕉嗟  ］d。 弄假成真。 很多人多信以檎妗
大家忙o 把真相公告出懟
Please read:
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http://www.bilinguist.com/data/hy00/messages/9244.html#9244

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  For a while, this nonsense was circulated widely on Chinese BBSes, especially in Chinese university BBSes, and overseas Chinese student BBSes. Shortened versions, and variations started popping up all over the place. One even has the ridiculous claim that people are so ashame of the "-ese" designate that Shanghaiese students start avoiding to call themselves Shanghaiese--now that's what I call real B.S.
   Go through the many countries in the world and you will find a few that are not Asian that have "-ese" in them. Portugese is one example.

thank you uncle Yeti for the information for further discussion about the topic.

interested readers should follow the links to find more food for thought.

you are right, they need to sya us in ZHONG GUO and ZHONG GUO REN.