兲朝
Meanings
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- 1.(derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝[Tiān cháo] Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
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Etymology
兲 (tiān) was most likely chosen because of its resemblance to 王八蛋 (wángbadàn, “a bastard”), in mockery towards the term 天朝 (Tiāncháo) as a sarcastic nickname for China.
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Components
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