co ch ino ", ▁literally ▁meaning ▁" p ig ") ▁is ▁an ▁out dated ▁der og atory ▁term ▁meaning ▁dirty ▁Chinese . ▁C och ina ▁is ▁the ▁femin ine ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁word . ▁ ▁In ▁Italian ▁▁ ▁Mus o ▁g ial lo ▁– ▁literally ▁" yellow ▁m uzz le ". ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁off ensive ▁term ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁Chinese ▁people , ▁sometimes ▁to ▁Asian ▁in ▁general , ▁with ▁intent ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁their ▁yellow ish ▁complex ion ▁as ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁ra cial ▁inferior ity . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" mu zz le " ▁is ▁in ▁order ▁not ▁to ▁consider ▁them ▁humans , ▁but ▁animals . ▁ ▁In ▁Vietnam ese ▁▁ ▁T à u ▁– ▁literally ▁" bo at ". ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁Chinese ▁people ▁in ▁general , ▁can ▁be ▁constru ed ▁as ▁der og atory . ▁This ▁usage ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁many ▁Chinese ▁refuge es ▁came ▁to ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁boats ▁during ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y . ▁ ▁Kh ự a ▁– ▁ne olog ism , ▁der og atory ▁term ▁for ▁Chinese ▁people ▁and ▁combination ▁of ▁two ▁words ▁above ▁is ▁called ▁T à u ▁Kh ự a , ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁word ▁ ▁T ung ▁C ủ a ▁ ▁or ▁Tr ung ▁C ủ a ▁or ▁Tr ung ▁C <0xE1> <0xBA> <0xA9> u ▁( lit . ▁Dog ▁Chinese ) ▁– ▁the ▁par ody ▁sp elling ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁"" ▁( Ch ina ) ▁which ▁sp ells ▁as ▁" zh