Meaning

6 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.

  2. (countable)A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.

  3. (slang, uncountable)Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).

  4. (countable, uncountable)A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.

  5. (Multicultural London English, countable, slang, uncountable)A knife.

  6. (Scotland, slang, uncountable)Cocaine.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The first thing you hear when arriving in Vegas is the ching ching ching of the slot machines.

    ruПервое, что вы слышите, прибывая в Вегас - это "дзинь-дзинь-дзинь" игровых автоматов.

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Origin

Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

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Forms

plural: chings
Singularching
Pluralchings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
chhing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ching — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto