yellow peril

Etymology
Of, modeled on earlier. Compare as a racist term for East Asian people. Attested in English from the 1890s. The French cognate is attested from the 1880s.

Noun

 * 1)  The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.
 * 2)  East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.
 * 1)  East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.
 * 1)  East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.
 * 1)  East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.

Synonyms

 * yellow menace, yellow terror
 * yellow horde

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish: keltainen vaara
 * French:
 * German: gelbe Gefahr
 * Japanese: 黄禍論
 * Kazakh: сары қауіп
 * Korean: 황화(黃禍)
 * Russian: жёлтая угро́за, жёлтая опа́сность
 * Spanish: peligro amarillo
 * Ukrainian: жовта небезпека, жовта загроза
 * Uyghur: سېرىق ئاپەت
 * Vietnamese: hiểm hoạ da vàng