China's final warning

noun

A warning that carries no real consequences; an empty threat.

OriginRussian последнее китайское предупреждение →
First used 2020s
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Meanings

nounChina's final warning (plural China's final warnings)

plural China's final warnings

  1. InternethumorousidiomaticA warning that carries no real consequences; an empty threat.First known use 2020s

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
empty threat

Origin

  1. Russianпоследнее китайское предупреждение
  2. EnglishChina's final warning

Calque of Russian последнее китайское предупреждение (posledneje kitajskoje predupreždenije).

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China's final warning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China's%20final%20warning

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“China's final warning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China's%20final%20warning. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “China's final warning,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China's%20final%20warning.

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