sinology
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See also: Sinology
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sino- (“China”) + -logy (“study of”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Translations
Chinese studies — see Chinese studies
References
- ^ “Sinology, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
