ying

plural yings

1. Multicultural London EnglishalsoalternativereduplicationslangAlternative form of ching (“knife”).

   The man just comin so fast They all like some fucking athletes Got me screaming “where is your ying?” Like Imma tryna get you in the backstreets

   2021 August 17, TStackz & Kapz, “BGB”, 1:21–1:27

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   Swing my ying-ying, tryna turn man history Masking my face, so I’m so mystery […] Put rips in his teeth like fashion Swing my ying-yang Tryna do him with a passion […] I’m trying to inch up my ying

   2021 February 28, SplashTheRipper, “Warya Warya”, 1:18–1:21 and 2:18–2:21 and 2:35

present singular third person yings · participle present yinging · participle past yinged · past yinged

1. Multicultural London EnglishalternativeslangAlternative form of ching (“to stab”).

   Swing it, ying it, Hit man’s chest T-deadly

   2021 February 28, SplashTheRipper, “Warya Warya”, 2:49–2:51

plural Yings

1. A surname from Mandarin.

   In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng.

2. A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.

   The Liao were responsible for building the tallest and oldest extant wooden pagoda, the famous Timber Pagoda in Ying county, Shanxi.

   2002, Guo Daiheng, “The Liao, Song, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 136

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   This magnificent 900-year-old five-story pagoda in the Fugong Monastery in Ying County, Shanxi, is the oldest and largest wooden pagoda in China and one of very few ancient wooden structures to have survived earthquakes, fire and other ravages of time, apparently none the worse for wear.

   2004, Treasures of China, Reader's Digest, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120

3. historicalAn ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu.
4. historicalSynonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.

   Synonyms: Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China