東亞病夫

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(derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars)

Written Forms

東亞病夫Traditional · Main Form
东亚病夫Alternate Form

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