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入关学

入關學
rùguānxué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 'Entering the Pass' theory (Chinese internet ideology, c. 2019)
  2. 2 online theory framing China's rise as analogous to the Manchu Qing army entering Shanhai Pass to overthrow the Ming and replace them as the dominant power

Examples

HSK 6
入关学在网络上引发了不少争议。
Rùguānxué zài wǎngluò shàng yǐnfā le bùshǎo zhēngyì.
'Entering the Pass' theory has stirred up considerable controversy online.
HSK 7-9
他用入关学的视角解读国际局势。
Tā yòng rùguānxué de shìjiǎo jiědú guójì júshì.
He interprets the international situation through the lens of 'Entering the Pass' theory.

Tips

history
The analogy: in 1644 the Qing army crossed Shanhai Pass (山海关) and replaced the Ming as China's ruling dynasty. Adherents of 入关学 cast today's China-vs-US rivalry the same way, China as the rising 'Manchu', the US-led order as the declining 'Ming'. Strongly nationalist and contested even within Chinese internet discourse.
register
Internet slang / political meme rather than an academic discipline despite the suffix 学 ('-studies'). Use with awareness of its loaded political coloring.

Stroke Order

入 rù
关 guān
学 xué