made in China

made in China

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

made in China (not comparable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in the People's Republic of China.
2. (idiomatic) Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, especially if made in East Asia.
   • 2005, Sharon Hamblin, Adventure Guide Maui, page 213:

     Many of the shops filled with cheap made-in-China junk aren't worth a visit, but browse through the center and you may find some worthwhile souvenirs and gifts.

   • 2009, Robyn Harding, Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs?, page 161:

     At least some of the plastic made-in-China junk was recyclable.

   • 2014, Tim Tingle, A Head in Egypt:

     They would mob you, insisting that you buy this or that, when all they sell is junk made in China.

   • 2016, Debra Salonen, Black Hills Native Son:

     The moccasins were a work of art. Fleece lined, the dark hide exterior was adorned with intricate beading by a truly skilled artisan. He felt guilty about knocking her store as a repository for cheap crap made in China.

   • 2016, Janice Peacock, High Strung:

     “What is this—plastic? Cheap crap made in China?” “No, no, no. It's handmade. I made it. It's made of glass, in a torch, you see. I melt glass and then I add colors and clear glass in layers to make a design, and—”

   • 2017, Rusty Barnes, Ridgerunner:

     Not the usual 'made in China' junk you pinch from shipping containers.

Translations

manufactured in the PRC

Afrikaans: vervaardig in China Arabic: صُنِعَ فِي الصِّينِ‎ (ṣuniʿa fī ṣ-ṣīni) Belarusian: зро́блена ў Кіта́і (zróbljena ŭ Kitái) Chinese: Mandarin: 中國製造／中国制造 (zh) (Zhōngguó zhìzào) Cornish: gwrys yn China Czech: vyrobeno v Číně Dutch: geproduceerd in China, vervaardigd in China, gemaakt in China Esperanto: farita en Ĉinio Finnish: valmistettu Kiinassa French: fabriqué en Chine German: hergestellt in China Greek: κατασκευάζονται στην Κίνα (kataskevázontai stin Kína) Italian: fatto in Cina Japanese: 中国製 (ちゅうごくせい, Chūgoku-sei) Kazakh: Қытайда жасалған (Qytaida jasalğan) Korean: 중국산(中國産) (Jungguksan) Latin: factum in Sina n, factus in Sina m Marshallese: kōmṃan in Jeina Persian: ساخته شده در چین‎ (saxte šade der čin) Polish: wyprodukowano w Chinach Portuguese: feito na China, produzido na China, fabricado na China Russian: сде́лано в Кита́е (sdélano v Kitáje), сде́лано в КНР (sdélano v KNR) (less common) Slovak: vyrobené v Číne Spanish: hecho en China Welsh: gwnaed yn Tsieina, gwnaethpwyd yn Tsieina

cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality

Finnish: kiinalainen (fi) (literally “Chinese”), venäläinen (fi) (literally “Russian”) Hebrew: מייד אין צ'יינה‎ (meid in cháina) Portuguese: xing ling (pt), made in China

See also

• made in Japan

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English made in China.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.d͡ʒĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ/ [ˌmeɪ̯.d͡ʒĩˈt͡ʃaɪ̯.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.d͡ʒĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ/ [ˌmeɪ̯.d͡ʒĩˈt͡ʃaɪ̯.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.d͡ʒĩˈt͡ʃaj.na/ [ˌmeɪ̯.d͡ʒĩˈt͡ʃaɪ̯.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmɐj.dĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ/ [ˌmɐj.ðĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmɐj.dĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ/ [ˌmɐj.ðĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.dĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ/ [ˌmej.ðĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌme.dĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ/ [ˌme.ðĩˈt͡ʃaj.nɐ]

Adjective

made in China (invariable)

1. made in China (cheaply and poorly manufactured, especially in East Asia)

   Comprei uma camiseta made in China que não durou um mês.

   I bought a T-shirt made in China that wore out in less than a month.

See also

• xing ling