noun
also sino·log ˈsīnəˌlȯg, ˈsin-, ˈsēn- also -läg
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Etymology: French sinologue, from sino- (from Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese, from Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sīn China, probably from Chinese Ch'in 2 , feudal state in China during 897-221 B.C. that established the Ch'in dynasty in the 3d century B.C.) + -logue
: a specialist in sinology