- Bamboo curtain
Bamboo curtain can mean:
* Literally, a type ofbeaded curtain made from bamboo
* Figuratively, theBamboo Curtain , the Asian equivalent of the Iron Curtain
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bamboo curtain — n. [often B C ] the barrier of political and ideological differences that separated China from the West, esp. between 1949 and 1972 … English World dictionary
Bamboo Curtain — The Bamboo Curtain was the east Asian version of the Iron Curtain. It marked the border around the communist states of East Asia, especially the People s Republic of China during the Cold War, but excluding the eastern Soviet Union. The term was… … Wikipedia
bamboo curtain — the censorship and other restrictions in China to limit knowledge of and contacts with foreigners The Russian Iron Curtain in eastern form: I had always understood that Western films were kept well away from the People s Republic to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
bamboo curtain — Synonyms and related words: Berlin wall, Pillars of Hercules, arch dam, backstop, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, barrier of secrecy, bear trap dam, beaver dam, blackout, boom, border, border ground, borderland, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall,… … Moby Thesaurus
bamboo curtain — a political and ideological barrier that impeded relations between Communist Asia, esp. China, and the West from 1949 to 1972. Cf. iron curtain. * * * … Universalium
bamboo curtain — /ˌbæmbu ˈkɜtn/ (say .bambooh kertn) noun (also upper case) a military, political and ideological barrier seen as existing between territories under the control of Communist China and non communist countries. {by analogy with Iron Curtain} …
bamboo curtain — noun Usage: often capitalized B&C Date: 1949 a political, military, and ideological barrier isolating an area of eastern Asia … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bamboo Curtain — old name for the barrier between anti communist and communist countries of Southeast Asia … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
bamboo curtain — n. political border and ideological barrier that separated between the West and communist China after the Chinese Revolution … English contemporary dictionary
bamboo curtain — bam′boo cur′tain n. gov a political and ideological barrier impeding relations between Communist China and the West • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
