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HSK
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FREQUENCY
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东亚病夫 dōng yà bìng fū
the sick man of East Asia; weak, sick China
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. (derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars)