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chin-chin

chin-chin |tʃɪnˈtʃɪn | ▶exclamation Brit. informal, dated used to express good wishes before drinking. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: representing a pronunciation of Chinese qing qing .

 

Oxford Dictionary

chin-chin

chin-chin |tʃɪnˈtʃɪn | ▶exclamation Brit. informal, dated used to express good wishes before drinking. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: representing a pronunciation of Chinese qing qing .

 

Duden Dictionary

chin-chin

chin-chin Interjektion |ˈt͜ʃɪnˈt͜ʃɪn;|englisch, aus dem Chinesischen prost! , zum Wohl!