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suddenly; very soon; Russian
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| Literally: “Yellow Russia; yellow Russians”.
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Etymology 1
Calque of Russian Желторо́ссия (Želtoróssija). The original Russian term was first used in 1905 by a journalist, Ilya Levitov, during the Russo-Japanese War.
Pronunciation
Noun
黃俄
- (historical) "Yellow Russia", a historical plan in the Russian Empire to colonise northern China.
Etymology 2
Literally "yellow Russians".
Used with reference to the support given to the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China from the Soviet Union, as well as Chinese communist ideology having been derived from Soviet communist ideology.
The "yellow" refers to the tan skin colour of ethnic Chinese, mocking people referred with the term as pretending to be Russians. It may also allude to Желтороссия ("Yellow Russia"), a plan during Tsarist times to annex northern parts of China during the Qing dynasty.
Pronunciation
Noun
黃俄
- (derogatory) the Communist Party of China or a supporter of it
- (derogatory, Internet slang) pro-Russian Chinese, a Chinese vatnik (i.e. during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)
- Synonyms: 黄鹅, (any vatnik in general) 棉襖／棉袄 (mián'ǎo)
- (derogatory, Internet slang, by extension) A Chinese nationalist who supports aggressive actions by China against Taiwan or China's geopolitical enemies.
Usage notes
The sense of "a vatnik" is primarily used in Taiwanese online communities to criticise mainland Chinese internet users who express support for Russia, or call for Chinese military action against Taiwan.
Coordinate terms
- 精日 (jīngrì), 精神日本人 (jīngshén rìběnrén) (in mainland China, refers to Chinese people suspected of supporting Japanese imperialism)