Bamboo Curtain

See also: bamboo curtain

English

Etymology

After iron curtain, the original Cold War 'curtain' (in Europe). First used in Time magazine in 7 November 1949^[1]

Proper noun

Bamboo Curtain

(historical) The political and ideological barrier between the communist and capitalist states of Asia during the Cold War.

Translations

political barrier between communist and capitalist in Asia

Belarusian: Бамбукавая заслона (Bambukavaja zaslóna)
Burmese: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 竹幕 (zhúmù)
Danish: Bambustæppet
Finnish: bambuesirippu (fi)
French: Rideau de bambou (fr)
Indonesian: tirai bambu
Japanese: 竹のカーテン (take no kāten)
Javanese: ꦠꦶꦫꦲꦶꦧꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (tirahibambu)
Khmer: រនាំងឬស្សី (rɔneaŋ rɨɨhsǝy)
Korean: 죽의 장막 (竹의 帳幕, jugui jangmak)

Lao: please add this translation if you can
Malayalam: ബാംബൂ കർട്ടൻ (bāmbū karṭṭan)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: Bambusteppet
Persian: پرده‌ی خیزرانی‎‎
Polish: Bambusowa kurtyna f
Portuguese: Cortina de Bambu f
Russian: Бамбуковый за́навес (Bambukovyj zánaves)
Spanish: Telón de Bambú m
Swedish: Bamburidån
Thai: ม่านไม้ไผ่ (mâan máai pài)
Vietnamese: bức màn tre

References

↑ 1949, Time Magazine: "CHINA: Behind the Bamboo Curtain"

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