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东亚病夫

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4-character word Traditional 東亞病夫

What 东亚病夫 means

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

The characters in 东亚病夫

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 亚yàsecond; next to; inferior
• 病bìngillness; disease; to fall ill
• 夫fūhusband; man; manual worker