ching

Noun (1)

ching pl (plural only)

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.

   Synonyms:

   chhing

Interjection

1. The sound of metal or glass clinking.

Noun (2)

ching (countable and uncountable, plural chings)

1. (countable) A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
   • The hoe banged against a spade on the wall, making a loud "ching!"1992, Paul McCusker, The Secret Cave of Robinwood, Focus on the Family Publishing, published 1992, →ISBN, page 40
   • "To predictions coming true," Riley agreed, touching her rim to his with a quiet ching of crystal.2004, Jacquie D'Alessandro, We've Got Tonight, Harlequin, published 2004, →ISBN
2. (slang, uncountable) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
   • "Supposedly, it was worth millions back then, so it could be worth maybe ten times as much now."
     Tatorrio whistled. "That's a lot of ching."2005, Paul Lindsay, The Big Scam, Simon & Schuster, published 2005, →ISBN, page 100
   • If there are any people owing you money, it's a good time to drive to their houses and look for your "ching".2006 April 7, Neville Basson, “The Golden Hour”, in New Era
3. A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
4. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A knife.

Verb

ching (third-person singular simple present chings, present participle chinging, simple past and past participle chinged)

1. To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
   • The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.
   • These shadows, black as the earth they emerged from, were wearing what looked like dull German helmets, their webgear and canteens chinging as they ran.2004, David J. Morris, Storm on the Horizon: Khafji — The Battle that Changed the Course of the Gulf War, Free Press, published 2004, →ISBN
2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) To stab.
   • No verbal, just chinging, like everyone know that we are on tings.2019 August 12, “Deep In It”, Fizzler (lyrics)
   • Stickin' 'em, none of my niggas are innocent. (On s-, on s-) On sight man are just chinging him.2021 March 25, “Body” (track 34), in NOW That's What I Call Music! 109 [UK], performed by Russ Millions,Tion Wayne

   Synonyms:

   chef, shank, splash, chib, chive, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, jab

3. (intransitive) Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.

Noun (3)

ching (uncountable)

1. (Scotland, slang) Cocaine.
   • I'll leave the message, but Simon's very much a free spirit, I state to the receiver as I use a fifty-pound note to hoover up some ching.2002, Irvine Welsh, Porno, Random House, published 2002, →ISBN
   • Then back again to merely scoring some ching and getting fucking wasted.2006, Niall Griffiths, Wreckage, Graywolf Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 70

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ching

Ching (plural Chings)

1. A surname from Cantonese.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ching

Ching (plural Chings)

1. A surname from Hokkien.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Ching

Ching

1. (alternative) Alternative form of Qing.
   • General Li Shu-ch’eng was born at Ch’ien-chiang Hsien, Hupei province, in 1873 and was a salaried licentiate or Linsheng in the Ching Dynasty.1924 August 2, “Who's Who in China”, in The China Weekly Review, volume XXIX, number 9, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 316, column 2
   • Parakeet Isle or Yingwuchou: in the middle of the river to the south-west of Hanyang. It disappeared during the Ming period to re-emerge in the Ching dynasty in Kang Hsi’s reign. It became famous in the Han dynasty when a great feast was held there and parakeets brought in.1966, Mao Tse-tung, Poems of Mao Tse-tung, Eastern Horizon Press, →OCLC, page 63

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Ching

Ching

1. (alternative) Alternative form of Chingakham surname of Meitei origin
2. (alternative) Alternative form of Chingangbam surname of Meitei origin
3. (alternative) Alternative form of Chingshubam surname of Meitei origin
4. (alternative) Alternative form of Chingtham surname of Meitei origin