臭蟲論

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Chinese

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stinky bug; bedbug
to talk (about); to discuss; theory
to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
 
trad. (臭蟲論) 臭蟲
simp. (臭虫论) 臭虫

Etymology

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Coined by Chinese novelist and essayist Lu Xun in his essay 外國也有 (Foreign countries have it too).

外國人中國臭蟲西洋臭蟲 [MSC, trad.]
外国人中国臭虫西洋臭虫 [MSC, simp.]
From: 1933, Lu Xun, 外國也有 (Foreign countries have it too)
Wàiguórén shuō zhōngguó duō chòuchóng, dàn xīyáng yě yǒu chòuchóng. [Pinyin]
The foreigners say that there are many bedbugs in China, but there are bedbugs in Western countries too.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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臭蟲論

  1. tu quoque; whataboutism