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Negro or nigger? The Chinese are talking like this, not yelling at you.

In English, there is a "well" that is usually used to pronounce people when thinking about problems.


In Chinese, the similar word is called "that", the pronunciation is "nage", and it is a bit like negro and nigger.

Many Chinese people will pronounce this way, and like well, it has no other meaning.

However, black people may misunderstand after hearing it, and mistakenly believe that Chinese people are racist.

Note that a Chinese who says "nage" is not swearing, but is saying "well."