cina apek

Malay

Etymology

From Cina (“Chinese”) and apek (“uncle”); "apek" was from Hakka 阿伯 (“uncle”).

Noun

cina apek (Jawi spelling چينا اڤيق, plural cina-cina apek, informal 1st possessive cina apekku, 2nd possessive cina apekmu, 3rd possessive cina apeknya)

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) a stereotypically backwards Chinese man, usually from rural areas, who does not behave in a polite manner; a hillbilly; a yokel; an old coot.

Coordinate terms

• Cina bukit (“hill Chinese”) (also implying backwardsness and lack of education and manners)
• balik Cina, balik Tiongsan ("go back to China", both offensive)
• cinapek blend word for cina apek, used in the same derogatory manner