Chinaman
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Chinaman is a contentious term referring to a Chinese person
Or the term may also refer to:
- whether of Han ChineseHan ChineseHan Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
ethnicity - or a citizen of China, Chinese peopleChinese peopleThe term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
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Or the term may also refer to:
- A colloquial term for a square hay baler overhead feeding plunger
- An alternate term for left-arm unorthodox spinLeft-arm unorthodox spinLeft-arm unorthodox spin, or chinaman, is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket using the hand wrist. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use a wrist hand action to spin the ball which turns from off to leg side of the cricket pitch...
, a style of cricket bowling - Chinaman (politics)Chinaman (politics)Chinaman was an epithet for political mentors and backers in the politics of Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in the 1900s. Although politically incorrect, the term is still in use today...
, an epithet used in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Chinaman (porcelain), a figurine or a dealer
- Chinaman (ship)Chinaman (ship)A Chinaman was a ship engaged in the Old China Trade, in the 18th and 19th centuries, by analogy with East Indiaman.-See also:*Chinaman *Empress of China, an early American full-rigged ship in the Old China Trade...
, engaged in the Old China Trade - Chinaman IslandChinaman IslandChinaman Island is an uninhabited island located in Western Port, Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It lies about 4 km north of French Island. It considered to be of State botanical and zoological significance. It is accessible at low tide by fording a small tidal creek.-External links:*...
, Australia - Chinaman's Peak, the former name of Ha Ling PeakHa Ling PeakHa Ling Peak is a peak at the northwestern end of Mount Lawrence Grassi — a mountain located immediately south of the town of Canmore just east of the Spray Lakes road in Alberta's Canadian Rockies. It was previously named Chinaman's Peak but the name was changed to be less offensive.-Origin...
- Chinamen (1970), a play in Michael Frayn's The Two of Us (play)The Two of Us (play)The Two of Us is a 1970 play by British playwright Michael Frayn. It consists of four one-act plays for two actors and is Frayn's first published play.It was first performed at the Garrick Theatre by Richard Briers and Lynn Redgrave....
- Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew (2008), a novel by Shehan KarunatilakaShehan KarunatilakaShehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan writer most notable for winning the 2008 Gratiaen Prize for his book Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew. In his own words, Chinaman used Cricket as a device to write about Sri Lankan society. His debut novel, The Painter, was shortlisted for the Gratiaen in...
- The Chinaman (1999), a collection of poems by David MametDavid MametDavid Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
- The Chinaman, a novel by Stephen LeatherStephen LeatherStephen Leather is an English thriller author who writes pacy "action packed" novels in a style deliberately based upon the work of Jack Higgins and Gerald Seymour. His novels frequently include themes of crime, imprisonment and military service, and lately terrorism and the War on Terror. Settings...
- The Chinaman, a 2007 novel in Swedish by Henning Mankell, published in English translation in 2010 as The Man from Beijing
- "The Chinaman," the nickname of Fresh Kid Ice, founder of Chinaman Records and member of the group Chinaman All-Stars
- Chinaman, the English title of the Danish film KinamandKinamandKinamand is a bitter comedy/drama film made in 2005 in China and Denmark. The film deals with the Chinese immigrant experience in Denmark and marriage of convenience.-Plot:...
- Chinaman, the stage name of American comedian Mark BrittenMark BrittenMark Britten is an American comedian from Arlington, Texas , whose chosen stage name is "The Chinaman". Born of a Chinese-American mother and a Caucasian father , his act employs material from his "dysfunctional background" and skews ethnic stereotypes of all kinds...
- Chinaman's chanceChinaman's chanceThe expression a Chinaman's chance means someone has no chance at all of accomplishing or successfully doing an action.The original phrase, from the California gold rush, was that one had only a Chinaman's Chance in Hell, but it morphed through usage into its current state.-History:The historical...
, a figure of speech meaning no chance - John ChinamanJohn ChinamanJohn Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century. Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period, John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China...
, a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century - Chinaman's Hat, the former name of MokoliiMokoliiMokolii is a , basalt island offshore of Kualoa Point, Oahu, in Kāne'ohe Bay, Hawaii, at . Geologically, it used to be connected to Oahu before erosion cut it off. It is also known as "Chinaman's Hat" for its likeness to the straw hats Chinese immigrants wore...
, a basalt island in Kāne'ohe Bay - Chinaman's Hat (Port Phillip)Chinaman's Hat (Port Phillip)Chinaman's Hat is an octagonal structure serving as a shipping channel marker and haul-out for local Brown fur seals, in the South Channel of Port Phillip, Victoria in the Mornington Peninsula Shire, three kilometers ESE of Pope's Eye...
, an octagonal structure in the South Channel of Port Phillip Bay - The conical Asian hat sometimes referred to as a "Chinaman's hat"