Si·ni·cism (s  n -sz  m, sn-)n. A custom or trait peculiar to the Chinese. [From Sinic, Chinese, from Medieval Latin S nicus, from Late Latin Snae, the Chinese; see Sino-.] |
Sinicism [ˈsaɪnɪˌsɪzəm ˈsɪn-]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) Rare a Chinese custom or idiom
[from Medieval Latin Sinicus Chinese, from Late Latin Sīnae the Chinese, from Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sīn China]
Sinicism
1. a trait or custom peculiar to the Chinese.
2. the use in another language of a Chinese word, idiom, or expression.
See also: China2. the use in another language of a Chinese word, idiom, or expression.
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