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sinophobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/
  • rhymes with -əʊbiə
  • homophone: cynophobia

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of Sinophobia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Fear, hostility, or aversion to China, Chinese people or Chinese culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Sino- + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sinofòbia — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反華 /反华 (fǎn-Huá) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐華 /恐华 (kǒng-Huá) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反華勢力 /反华势力 (fǎn-Huá shìlì) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反中感情 (fǎn-Zhōng gǎnqíng) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Finnish: sinofobia — the fear of China or Chinese
  • French: sinophobie — the fear of China or Chinese
  • German: Sinophobie — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Hindi: चीनभीति (cīnbhīti) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Japanese: 反中 (han-Chū) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Japanese: 反中感情 (han-Chū kanjō) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Korean: 반중 감정 (ban-Jung gamjeong) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Russian: синофо́бия (sinofóbija) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Russian: чайнафо́бия (čajnafóbija) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Russian: китаефо́бия (kitajefóbija) — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Spanish: sinofobia — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa bài Trung Quốc — the fear of China or Chinese
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa bài Hoa — the fear of China or Chinese