Chinay
Encyclopedia
Chinay or Tsinay, is a colloquial or slang term for a female of Chinese ancestry who has been raised in the Philippines
. It is the feminine form of Chinoy
, which is itself a modification of the term Pinoy
to indicate Chinese origin.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the feminine form of Chinoy
Chinese Filipino
A Chinese Filipino derived from two words: "Tsino" and "Pinoy" ) is a Philippine national of Chinese ethnicity but born/raised in the Philippines....
, which is itself a modification of the term Pinoy
Pinoy
Pinoy is an informal demonym referring to the Filipino people in the Philippines and overseas Filipinos around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves as Pinoy or sometimes the feminine Pinay...
to indicate Chinese origin.