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  2. Sick man of Asia - Wikipedia

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    One of the most prominent 20th-century uses of the phrase was in the 1972 Hong Kong film Fist of Fury starring Bruce Lee, which was released across Asia. [7] According to Chinese writer Chang Ping, that film, and others, combined with Chinese education about its "century of humiliation", have linked the term "sick man" with Chinese colonial history, making it a symbol of foreign bullying.

  3. Weak countries have no diplomacy - Wikipedia

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    Weak countries have no diplomacy [2] or weak nations have no diplomacy [3] (simplified Chinese: 弱国无外交; traditional Chinese: 弱國無外交) is a phrase attributed to Lu Zhengxiang, [4] the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. The phrase is understood to mean that a country's strength impacts its ability to ...

  4. Mandarin Chinese profanity - Wikipedia

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    nāozhǒng (Chinese: 孬種) = coward, useless, or weak person. rén zhā (Chinese: 人渣) = Scum. Someone who is useless and unwanted as garbage. wúyòng (Chinese: 無用) = literally "useless" fàntǒng (Chinese: 飯桶) = useless person. Literally "rice bucket", the connotation being that, like a bucket, the person is only useful for ...

  5. Sweeping Chinese military purge exposes weakness, could widen

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People's Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi ...

  6. Anti-Chinese sentiment - Wikipedia

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    Anti-Chinese sentiment (also referred to as Sinophobia) is the fear or dislike of China, ... criminals, gangsters, dangerous, cold-blooded, weak, and cruel; [337] ...

  7. Weak River (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The Weak River also known as the Weak Water or Ruoshui (Chinese: 弱水; lit. 'weak water') is an important feature in the mythical geography of Chinese literature, including novels and poetry over a course of over two millennia from the Warring States to early Han dynasty era poetry of the Chuci onward.

  8. Mogwai (Chinese culture) - Wikipedia

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    The term mo derives from the Sanskrit māra (मार), meaning 'evil beings' (literally 'death'). Examples include the yecha 夜叉 (yaksha) and the luocha 罗刹 (raksasha), both derived ultimately from Indian lore through the influence of Buddhsim. Chinese carving of a yaksha (夜叉), a kind of nature demon

  9. US manufacturing contraction slows in November, outlook uncertain

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in November, with orders growing for the first time in eight months and factories facing significantly lower prices for inputs.