sinophobia

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US/ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/UK/ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/

noun

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

Similar
anti-Chinese sentimentChinaphobia
Opposite
Sinophilia
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

sinophobia1

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sinophobia.

Sinophobia2

nounSinophobia (uncountable)

alternative sinophobia

  1. uncountableFear, hostility, or aversion to China, Chinese people or Chinese culture.

    Synonyms: anti-Chinese sentiment, Chinaphobia

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
anti-Chinese sentimentChinaphobia
Opposite
Sinophilia
Also see
chinaphobia

Origin

From Sino- + -phobia.

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sinophobia

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Sounds the same

cynophobia
Cite this entry
APA

sinophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinophobia

MLA

“sinophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinophobia.

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