YELLOW PERIL


Meaning of YELLOW PERIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized Y&P

Date: 1897

1. : a danger to Western civilization held to arise from expansion of the power and influence of eastern Asian peoples

2. : a threat to Western living standards from the influx of eastern Asian laborers willing to work for very low wages

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.