Sinocentrism

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English

Etymology

Sino- (“Chinese”) +‎ -centrism

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnəʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/, /ˌsaɪnəʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnoʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/, /ˌsaɪnoʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/

Noun

Sinocentrism (uncountable)

1. the belief, held by the ancient Chinese, that China was literally the center of the Earth
2. the practice of viewing the world from a Chinese perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Chinese culture
3. Han chauvinism, ethnocentrism among the Han people of China

Related terms

• Sinocentric

Translations

belief that China is the center of the Earth

• Belarusian: кітаецэнтрызм m (kitajecentryzm)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中國中心主義 (zh), 中国中心主义 (zh) (zhōngguózhōngxīnzhǔyì)

• Finnish: Kiina-keskisyys
• French: sinocentrisme m
• German: Sinozentrismus m
• Italian: sinocentrismo m
• Japanese: 中華思想 (ちゅうかしそう, kyūkashisō)

• Korean: 중화사상 (junghwasasang)
• Polish: sinocentryzm m
• Russian: китаецентри́зм (ru) m (kitajecentrízm)
• Spanish: sinocentrismo m
• Tagalog: sinosentrismo
• Ukrainian: китаєцентри́зм m (kytajecentrýzm)
• Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa dĩ Hoa vi trung, tư tưởng dĩ Hoa vi trung

belief in the preeminence of Chinese culture

• Portuguese: sinocentrismo m