黃俄

Chinese

		yellow	suddenly; very soon; Russian
trad. (黃俄)		黃	俄
simp. (黄俄)		黄	俄
Literally: “Yellow Russia; yellow Russians”.

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Huáng'é, Huáng'è

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˊ, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ ngo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng'é
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huáng-é
    • Wade–Giles: Huang²-o²
    • Yale: Hwáng-é
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwanger
    • Palladius: Хуанъэ (Xuanʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant, common in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng'è
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huáng-è
    • Wade–Giles: Huang²-o⁴
    • Yale: Hwáng-è
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwangeh
    • Palladius: Хуанъэ (Xuanʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ ngo⁴
    • Yale: wòhng ngòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ngo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ ngo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɔː²¹/

Noun

黃俄

1. (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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Huáng'é, Huáng'è

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˊ, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ ngo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng'é
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huáng-é
    • Wade–Giles: Huang²-o²
    • Yale: Hwáng-é
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwanger
    • Palladius: Хуанъэ (Xuanʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant, common in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng'è
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huáng-è
    • Wade–Giles: Huang²-o⁴
    • Yale: Hwáng-è
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwangeh
    • Palladius: Хуанъэ (Xuanʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ ngo⁴
    • Yale: wòhng ngòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ngo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ ngo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɔː²¹/

Noun

黃俄

1. (derogatory) the Communist Party of China or a supporter of it
2. (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)

3. (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)