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Chinese
Etymology
Coined by Chinese novelist and essayist Lu Xun in his essay 《外國也有》 (Foreign countries have it too).
外國人說中國多臭蟲，但西洋也有臭蟲。 [MSC, trad.]
外国人说中国多臭虫，但西洋也有臭虫。 [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.
- The foreigners say that there are many bedbugs in China, but there are bedbugs in Western countries too.
Pronunciation
Noun
臭蟲論
- tu quoque; whataboutism