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Meaning. nonexistent or highly unlikely probability of success. Chinaman's chance is an American idiom which means that a person has little or no chance at success, synonymous with similar idioms of improbability such as a snowball's chance in hell or when pigs fly.
- nonexistent or highly unlikely probability of success
Chinaman's Chance è un film statunitense del 2008 diretto da Aki Aleong. È un film d'azione a sfondo western con Reggie Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Timothy Bottoms e Jason Connery. Ambientato negli Stati Uniti negli anni 1870, è incentrato su un immigrato cinese a cui viene data la caccia perché accusato dell'omicido di una donna.
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15 mar 1978 · - from Chinaman's Chance Thus begins what may be the most popular of Ross Thomas's unique stories. The combination of Wu, pretender to the Imperial throne of China, and Quincy Durant, who has his own colorful past, makes for a heady experience.
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19 ott 2018 · ORIGIN. The phrase a Chinaman’s chance may refer to the fact that persons of Chinese descent in the USA had little prospect of obtaining reparations for the racial discrimination of which they were victims. This was mentioned for example by The Boston Daily Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) of Tuesday 9th January 1883:
28 giu 2010 · Chinaman's chance. by. Thomas, Ross, 1926-. Publication date. 1988. Publisher. New York : Mysterious Press. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana.
4 feb 2014 · Chinaman's chance : Ross Thomas : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Ross Thomas. Publication date. 2005. Topics. Wu, Artie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction., Durant, Quincy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction., Private investigators -- Fiction. Publisher. Thomas Dunne Books. Collection.
- from Chinaman's Chance Thus begins what may be the most popular of Ross Thomas's unique stories. The combination of Wu, pretender to the Imperial throne of China, and Quincy Durant, who has...
