• theprogressivist @lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Sinicism - something characteristic of or peculiar to the Chinese; a Chinese method, custom, or usage.

    Learned a new word today.

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      You’ll see the prefix “sino-” a lot if you start looking into Chinese geopolitical history.

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        6 months ago

        This is an amazing pun by means of play on words and phonetics to imply additional meaning. Incredible.