The title of a 1987 American opera by John Adams that dramatizes U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China.
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USother English-speaking regionsneutralinformal
A metaphor for a surprising, unlikely, or symbolically significant event—especially an unexpected rapprochement, reversal, or culturally incongruous encounter between historically opposed figures or institutions.
Examples:
EN: I just got $1,000-a-head tickets to Nixon in China.
ES: Acabo de conseguir unas entradas de mil dólares para "Nixon in China".
EN: His tickets to Nixon in China.
ES: Sus entradas para Nixon en China.
EN: Ex--except for Nixon in China, of course.
ES: Excepto... Ir a "Nixon en China", por supuesto.
EN: It's like Nixon in China all over again.
ES: Es como Nixon y China otra vez.
EN: "Nixon in China" or "Einstein on the Beach"
HI: रेगिस्तान में इंडो-यूरोपियन या "चीनी स्टीम रिंक"