(US, idiomatic) Any form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.

(mythology) A legendary creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.

A group of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. / Standard Mandarin.

(idiomatic, jargon) An information barrier within an organization, designed to ensure internal confidentiality; frequently used to prevent conflicts of interest.

A linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE.

A species of hamster (Cricetulus griseus) originating in the deserts of northern China and Mongolia.

(games, chiefly UK) A game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.

plural of Chinese burn

(slang, idiomatic) A pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult.

A kind of puzzle made of interlocking pieces that must be disassembled and reassembled. / (figuratively, idiomatic) A senseless situation.