Chinese Slurs Against Koreans That Don't Really Hit

Tbh when modern Chinese people call us that, they're like 'uh okay?' lol But us and Japan? That was literally 100 years ago with the whole Chosen slur thing, so that one still stings.

It just became a slur through repetition. Originally that term meant boss/owner anyway

Yo, wanna taste my spicy f*cking fried rice tonight?

I asked a Chinese friend and apparently the term means "stick," but it's like "rigid idiot, stubborn bastard" type stuff. Nowadays it's just used as a slur though. Same with us—the term originally came from some word for a safe, but we don't use it that way.

Dumbasses, stop using such weak insults. Just say "you're like a Chinese person" and we Koreans immediately feel it.

The term: came from the Chinese word 'Zhangguizi' (掌櫃), meaning 'shop owner.' It originally meant someone who holds a golden safe—a wealthy merchant guarding the till. Chinese merchants were called this as a term for rich people.

Does the Chinese equivalent really get under Korean skin like that? The other term seems like people just don't like it, but neither word really hits that hard meaning-wise

That etymology isn't credible because the word was used even during the Choson dynasty

Something like "commie Xi Jinping [slur]" seems more accurate

We've got a time-honored slur called 'deserter' (the lowborn kind)

They call Koreans 'Gaoli' (Goryeo) themselves, so why do they keep claiming Goguryeo as their history?

It was never even a particularly effective insult to begin with, so the meaning doesn't really land

Even 'Choson-jin' is just Japanese for 'person from Choson,' but man, it just feels awful anyway

lmaooo this is actually hilarious, the effort they put into insults that just don't land is peak comedy 💀

wait why am i learning about this at 2am, now i'm curious what makes an insult actually effective

as a korean person i can confirm most of these just sound goofy, our comebacks hit way harder ngl