Ch'ing

or Qing

[ ching ]

/ tʃɪŋ /

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noun

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Also called Ta Ch'ing

[dah-ching]. /ˈdɑ ˈtʃɪŋ/.

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How to use Ch'ing in a sentence

“REVEALED; Why Blaz cha-ching, er, cha-changed his tune on horses,” the headline read.
Central Park’s Carriages Saved This Horse|Michael Daly|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a less crucial note, how does Jenni Ching get bloodstains out of her patented white leather jumpsuit?
Must Reads: Kennedy, Sontag and Paris, ‘A Partial History of Lost Causes,’ ‘City of Bohane,’ ‘Flatscreen’|Lauren Elkin, Mythili Rao, Drew Toal, Nicholas Mancusi|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The idea to do The Carrie Diaries—aside from the obvious cash-register ka-ching!
The Making of Carrie Bradshaw|Rebecca Dana|May 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Waking up from a sound sleep about midnight, I distinctly heard somebody working on an anvil, like a blacksmith, 'ching-a-ling!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

General Ching hated San Tajin on private as well as on public grounds.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger
In olden times the place was unknown, but can be doubtfully identified with A-nok-ta-shan in the annotation of Shui-ching.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
"As it is, we are in the state of Tsin in the fourteenth of the heaven-sent Ching," retorted Hwa-mei capably.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah
See here, Ching; jest you and Tom collect those kettles and things, and take off into the trees.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for Ch'ing

Ching

Ch'ing

/ (tʃɪŋ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or designating the Manchu dynasty (1644–1912) of China

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