Manchurian
Relating to Manchuria
Manchurian refers to Manchuria, a historical region in northeastern China, or to its people and languages.
The Manchu people established the Qing dynasty that ruled China from 1644 to 1912.
In popular culture, a Manchurian candidate is someone brainwashed to act against their own side—from the 1959 novel and films about a programmed assassin.
The phrase now describes any person secretly controlled by hostile forces: Critics called him a Manchurian candidate for the opposing party.
Last Chinese imperial regime
- KangxiChinese emperor, Qing dynasty
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- emperorMale ruler of empire
conquest · invasion · dynasty · throne · court · eunuchs · concubines · tributary
Qing administrative-military structure
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
- archeryShooting with bows
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
Aisin Gioro · tribal · ancestry · heritage · identity · descendants · minority
Compact white vegetable head
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
cornstarch · deep-fried · gravy · Indo-Chinese · Kolkata · street food · restaurant · tangy
Chinese autonomous region
- SiberianOf northern Asian Russia
- borealOf northern regions
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume
ginseng · timber · industrial · rustbelt · cold climate · plains
Qing dynasty
Last Chinese imperial regime
- KangxiChinese emperor, Qing dynasty
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
emperor · conquest · invasion · dynasty · throne · court · eunuchs · concubines · tributary · collapse
Eight Banners
Qing administrative-military structure
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
- archeryShooting with bows
Aisin Gioro · clan · tribal · ancestry · heritage · identity · descendants · minority
cauliflower
Compact white vegetable head
ginger · cornstarch · deep-fried · gravy · Indo-Chinese · Kolkata · street food · restaurant · tangy · crispy
Inner Mongolia
Chinese autonomous region
soybean · ginseng · timber · industrial · rustbelt · cold climate · plains
- Asian Warfaresamurai, ninja, katana, shogun, bushido
- Qing ChinaQing dynasty, Aisin Gioro, banners, Eight Banners, last emperor
- East AsiansHan Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Koreans
- overseas Chineseoverseas Chinese, ethnic Chinese, Chinese community, Chinatown, Chinatowns
ManchurianHan Chinese
China's predominant ethnic group
Cantonese · Tibetan · Uyghur · Shanghainese · Sichuanese
- The Manchurian Candidate
- Manchurian candidateBrainwashed pawn for assassination