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Yellow Peril — (sometimes Yellow Terror) was a color metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later associated with the Japanese during the … Wikipedia
yellow peril — n. [< YELLOW (RACE)] the threat to Western civilization presented by Asian peoples, esp. those of China or Japan: widely believed in during the late 19th and early 20th cent. in North America, Europe, and Australia … English World dictionary
yellow peril — noun the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples • Hypernyms: ↑menace, ↑threat * * * noun Usage: often capitalized Y&P 1. : a danger to Western civilization held to arise from expansion of the power and… … Useful english dictionary
yellow peril — /jɛloʊ ˈpɛrəl/ (say yeloh peruhl) noun (sometimes upper case) 1. the alleged danger presented by Asian peoples, especially from China and South East Asia, with their large populations, to Western peoples and Western civilisation generally. 2.… …
Yellow Peril (disambiguation) — Yellow peril is a racist phrase used to express Western fears about East Asian immigration, culture, and economic power. The term Yellow Peril can also refer to: * Yellow Peril (novel), a book by Wang Lixiong which was banned in the People s… … Wikipedia
Yellow Peril (novel) — Yellow Peril (黃禍, Huang Huo) is a 1991 novel by Wang Lixiong, written in Chinese under the pseudonym Bao Mi (lit. Secret ), about a civil war in the People s Republic of China that becomes a nuclear exchange and soon engulfs the world, causing… … Wikipedia
yellow peril — noun Usage: often capitalized Y&P Date: 1897 1. a danger to Western civilization held to arise from expansion of the power and influence of eastern Asian peoples 2. a threat to Western living standards from the influx of eastern Asian laborers… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yellow peril — Usually Offensive. 1. the alleged danger that Western civilizations and populations could be overwhelmed by numerically superior Oriental peoples. 2. the Oriental peoples regarded as presenting such a danger. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
yellow peril — yel′low per′il n. sts (sometimes caps.) the alleged threat posed to Western societies by the expansion of the numerically superior Asian peoples • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
The Yellow Peril — Infobox Only Fools and Horses episode name = The Yellow Peril Series = 2 writer = John Sullivan director = Ray Butt producer = Ray Butt Duration = 30 minutes Airdate = 18 November 1982 Audience = 8.2 million Cast = The Yellow Peril is an episode… … Wikipedia
