东亚病夫

Traditional: 東亞病夫
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Dictionary entry
(derog.) "the Sick Man of Asia" (historical term referring to China in its weakened state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries)

What does 东亚病夫 mean?

东亚病夫 (Dōng yà bìng fū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(derog.) "the Sick Man of Asia" (historical term referring to China in its weakened state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries)

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