Chinese Words in English
- brainwashing – "forcible indoctrination"
- chop suey – "mixed pieces"
- chopsticks – "fast ones" or "nimble boys"
- chow – "mixed"
- chow mein – "fried flour"
- dim sum – "little heart"
- feng shui &ndash "wind and water"
- kaolin – "high mountain peak"
- ketchup – "brine of fish"
- koan – "public record"
- kowtow – "knock the head"
- kumquat
- lo mein – "scooped noodle"
- mu shu – "shredded wood"
- oolong – "dark dragon"
- ramen – "pulled noodle"
- shar pei – "sand skin"
- silk – "silk fabric"
- tofu – "rotten beans"
- tycoon – "great nobleman"
- typhoon – "big wind"
- won ton – "cloud swallow"
- yen (craving) – "opium addiction"