東亞病夫

Chinese

sickly person; invalid
trad. (東亞病夫) 東亞 病夫
simp. (东亚病夫) 东亚 病夫

Etymology

Calque of English sick man of East Asia. This term was first used by Western media to describe the Imperial Qing Dynasty. It was however gradually associated with the then prevalent opium usage in China and came to be understood as an insult to Chinese people. Later, Bruce Lee's movie Fist of Fury (1972) contributed decisively to the infamy of this term, thus fixing its modern sense.

Pronunciation

Noun

東亞病夫

  1. (ethnic slur, derogatory, usually collective) Chinese people.

Proper noun

東亞病夫

  1. sick man of East Asia

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東 亞 病 夫
とう
Grade: 2 		あ
Jinmeiyō 		びょう
Grade: 3 		ふ
Grade: 4
kan'on goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 東亞病夫 – see the following entry.
【東亜病夫とうあびょうふ】
[proper noun] sick man of East Asia
(This term, 東亞病夫, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
東亞病夫

Proper noun

東亞病夫 • (Dong'abyeongbu) (hangeul 동아병부)

  1. hanja form? of 동아병부 (“sick man of East Asia”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
東亞病夫

Proper noun

東亞病夫

  1. chữ Hán form of Đông Á bệnh phu (“sick man of East Asia”)
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