This is a very offensive racist insult. Do not use it. Do not write it to be short, and do not repeat it as a joke.

This is a very offensive racist insult這是一個非常冒犯的種族歧視用語 Do not use it不要使用它 Do not write it to be short不要為了省字而寫出來 and do not repeat it as a joke也不要當笑話重複講

In Britain, some people clipped Pakistani — or pulled a short form out of the country name Pakistan — and used it as a nasty name for a person from Pakistan. They also threw it at people from India and other parts of South Asia who were not Pakistani at all. That is part of the harm: it lumps many people together and insults them.

In Britain, some people clipped Pakistani在英國，有些人把Pakistani（巴基斯坦人）截短 or pulled a short form out of the country name Pakistan或是從國名Pakistan（巴基斯坦）裡取出簡稱 and used it as a nasty name for a person from Pakistan拿來當成罵巴基斯坦人的難聽字眼 They also threw it at people from India and other parts of South Asia他們也拿這個詞去罵印度人和其他南亞地區的人 who were not Pakistani at all即使那些人根本不是巴基斯坦人 That is part of the harm這正是傷害的一部分 it lumps many people together and insults them把很多不同的人混為一談並加以侮辱

It can name a person or sit in front of a noun (this shop, this person). Both uses are insults.

It can name a person它可以用來稱呼一個人 or sit in front of a noun (this shop, this person)或放在名詞前面（像this shop、this person這樣） Both uses are insults這兩種用法都是侮辱

You may still meet it in news about hate crime, or in old books and films. That does not make it all right to say.

You may still meet it in news about hate crime你可能還是會在仇恨犯罪的新聞裡看到它 or in old books and films或是在舊書和舊電影裡 That does not make it all right to say這不代表說出口就沒關係

If you need to talk about someone, say Pakistani, or Indian, or South Asian — the real, respectful word for who they are.

If you need to talk about someone如果你需要談到某個人 say Pakistani, or Indian, or South Asian就說Pakistani（巴基斯坦人）、Indian（印度人）或South Asian（南亞人） the real, respectful word for who they are那才是真正、尊重對方身分的說法

Though actually, a few people have tried to take the insult back inside their own community. That is their business, not a student’s licence to use it.

Though actually, a few people have tried to take the insult back不過其實有些人試圖把這個侮辱性字眼奪回來 inside their own community在自己的社群內部使用 That is their business那是他們自己的事 not a student's licence to use it不代表學生就可以拿來用