English Explanatory Dictionary

sick man of East Asia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

Qing Empire / Empire of China / China

Word forms

sick man of East Asia

Etymology

Coined in reference to the term sick man of Europe.

Synonyms

sick man of Asia

Related words

sick man of Europe century of humiliation the Chinese view of this period

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