Chinese

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Communist Party of China; People's Republic of China; Red China pneumonia
trad. (中共肺炎) 中共 肺炎
simp. #(中共肺炎) 中共 肺炎

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Noun

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中共肺炎

  1. (derogatory) COVID-19

Usage notes

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  • Used with the pointed political implication that the Chinese government is responsible for the virus's fabrication and/or release.

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
きょう
Grade: 4
はい
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: S
on'yomi
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːkʲo̞ː ha̠iẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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(ちゅう)(きょう)(はい)(えん) (chūkyō haien

  1. (derogatory, informal, sometimes offensive) COVID-19

Usage notes

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Since this term links COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 to China and the Chinese Communist Party, it may be considered offensive or exclusionary. Compare English Wuhan flu, Chinese virus, etc. Other informal terms such as コロナ (korona, coronavirus) are usually considered neutral.