Chankoro () is a Sinophobic ethnic slur used by the Japanese since the end of the Qing dynasty. It was also an expression of insult to the Chinese people.
The etymology of the term is unclear. Ogata suggests "pigtailed fellow" while Shih states that it means "Qing slave".
In the English subtitles of the multilingual Chinese movie Devils on the Doorstep, the term is mostly translated as "Chinese pig(s)"" or "mongrel(s)".
In Korean After Japan annexed Korea, the Japanese word chankoro entered the Korean language as jjangkkolla (), which evolved into the current (), which has become a representative derogatory term for Chinese people in Korea.
See also
Anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan Ching chong Chink, a similar slur in English Racism in Japan
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