东亚病夫 in English Dong1 ya4 bing4 fu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (depreciative, diminishing) 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)

Simplified Characters

东 亚 病 夫

Traditional Characters

東 亞 病 夫

Pinyin

Dong1 ya4 bing4 fu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

东dong1surname Dong 亚ya4Asia 病bing4illness 夫fu1husband