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How to pronounce “china”
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Pronunciation guide for china
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of china with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Penn & Teller on Broadway
And I claimed to be 200 years old and live in ancient China,
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.
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How to pronounce china
Penn & Teller on Broadway

And I claimed to be 200 years old and live in ancient China,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “china”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.
- (uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
- (uncountable, chiefly US, dated) Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
- (uncountable) Synonym of China root, the root of Smilax china (particularly) as a medicine.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
- (countable) Synonym of China rose, in its various senses.
- (countable, Cockney rhyming slang, Australia, South Africa) Synonym of mate (rhyme of china-plate).
- (uncountable, dated) Tea from China, (particularly) varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
- (countable, games, chiefly US, obsolete) A glazed china marble.
- (countable, music) A kind of drum cymbal approximating a Chinese style of cymbal, but usually with Turkish influences.
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