Sinocentrism

English

Etymology

Sino- (“Chinese”) +‎ -centrism

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnɵˈsɛntɹɪzəm/, /ˌsaɪ̯nɵˈsɛntɹɪzəm/

Noun

Sinocentrism (uncountable)

the belief, held by the ancient Chinese, that China was literally the center of the Earth
the practice of viewing the world from a Chinese perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Chinese culture
Han chauvinism, ethnocentrism among the Han people of China

Related terms

Sinocentric

Translations

belief that China is the center of the Earth

Belarusian: кітаецэнтрызм m (kitajecentryzm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 中國中心主義 (zh), 中国中心主义 (zh) (zhōngguózhōngxīnzhǔyì)
Finnish: Kiina-keskisyys
French: sinocentrisme m
German: Sinozentrismus m
Italian: sinocentrismo m
Japanese: 中華思想 (ちゅうかしそう, kyūkashisō)

Korean: 중화사상 (junghwasasang)
Polish: sinocentryzm m
Russian: китаецентри́зм (ru) m (kitajecentrízm)
Spanish: sinocentrismo m
Tagalog: sinosentrismo
Ukrainian: китаєцентри́зм m (kytajecentrýzm)
Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa dĩ Hoa vi trung, tư tưởng dĩ Hoa vi trung

belief in the preeminence of Chinese culture

Portuguese: sinocentrismo m

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