"Fu Manchu" meaning in English

See Fu Manchu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Fu-Manchu [alternative], Fu-Man-Chu [alternative]
Etymology: The first book with the character was The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu, from 1913. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fu Manchu
  1. A series of books by British author Sax Rohmer about a villain that sports a Fu Manchu moustache, and other media based on them, such as comic books and movies.
    Sense id: en-Fu_Manchu-en-name-e69MEygU Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, British fiction, Fictional characters Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of British fiction: 85 5 10 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 18 44 38
  2. The villain who is the title character of that series.
    Sense id: en-Fu_Manchu-en-name-H9aS9gHT Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, Fictional characters Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 18 44 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (villain): 傅滿洲 /傅满洲 (Fù Mǎnzhōu) (Chinese Mandarin)
Disambiguation of 'villain': 52 48

Noun

Forms: Fu Manchus [plural], Fu-Manchu [alternative], Fu-Man-Chu [alternative]
Etymology: The first book with the character was The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu, from 1913. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fu Manchu (plural Fu Manchus)
  1. A Fu Manchu moustache.
    Sense id: en-Fu_Manchu-en-noun-ROtDlLLa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Fictional characters, Moustaches Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 21 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 21 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 23 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 22 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 18 44 38 Disambiguation of Moustaches: 33 10 57

Inflected forms

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