What derogatory terms are there for Chinese people in Mandarin?
In particular, I am looking for derogatory terms that apply to any person of Chinese ancestry regardless of birthplace, nationality, culture, political affiliation or Chinese language ability. (Examples in English would be "chinaman", "chinky", and "ching chong").
支那
bkrs:
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
trad./Budd. China (now derogatory)
It is used for example by Japanese occupiers in《劫中劫》:
支那人 derog. Chinese
I would recommend to avoid using this, for obvious reasons, but you can consider:
东亚病夫
KEY:
1 sick man of Asia, sick man of East Asia (metaphor used by some Western writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in reference to the critical condition of China's economy and government, or the poor health of its people
2 later also variously applied to Japan, the Philippines, and other Asian countries)
