sinology
See also: Sinology
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From sino- (“China”) + -logy (“study of”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinology (uncountable)
- (humanities) The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese studies.
- Coordinate terms: Assyriology, Egyptology
- (Cold War, politics, espionage) The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the People's Republic of China.
- Coordinate term: Kremlinology
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Chinese studies — see Chinese studies
References edit
- ^ “Sinology, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.