yellow peril

English

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Alternative forms

• yellow menace
• yellow terror

Noun

yellow peril (singular only)

1. (derogatory, racially offensive, sometimes capitalized) The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.
2. (derogatory, racially offensive, sometimes capitalized) East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.

Translations

perceived threat from East Asia

Chinese: Mandarin: 黃禍 (zh), 黄祸 (zh) (huánghuò) French: péril jaune (fr) m. German: gelbe Gefahr (de) f.

Japanese: 黄禍論 (ja) (おうかろん, ōkaran, こうかろん, kōkaran) Korean: 황화 (ko) (hwanghwa) (黃禍 (ko)) Russian: жёлтая угроза (ru) (žóltaja ugróza) f., жёлтая опасность (ru) (žóltaja opásnost') f. Spanish: peligro amarillo (es) m.

Synonyms

• (East Asian nations or peoples conceived as threatening): yellow horde

References

• yellow peril at OneLook Dictionary Search