HyperDic: yellow_peril

English > 1 sense of the expression *yellow peril*:
NOUN	state	yellow peril	the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples

English > *yellow peril*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples.
Broader	menace, threat	Something that is a source of danger
Spanish	peligro amarillo