中共肺炎

Chinese

Communist Party of China; People's Republic of China; Red China pneumonia
trad. (中共肺炎) 中共 肺炎
simp. #(中共肺炎) 中共 肺炎

Pronunciation


Noun

中共肺炎

  1. (derogatory) COVID-19

Usage notes

  • Used with the pointed political implication that the Chinese government is responsible for the virus's fabrication and/or release.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
きょう
Grade: 4
はい
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːkʲo̞ː ha̠iẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(ちゅう)(きょう)(はい)(えん) • (chūkyō haien) 

  1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes offensive) COVID-19
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:中共肺炎.

Usage notes

Since this term links COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 to China and the Chinese Communist Party, it may be considered offensive or exclusionary. Compare English Wuhan flu, Chinese virus, etc. Other informal terms such as コロナ (korona, coronavirus) are usually considered neutral.

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