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黃禍

简黄祸 · 繁黃禍

Mandarin · pinyin huáng huò#

yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng huò#

Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄 Wáng Lì xióng

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
禍: Look up this written character
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
祸: huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster

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2–4 · huang2 huo4

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(historical) yellow peril (perceived threat from East Asia)

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