光復香港、時代革命

Chinese

to recover; to recapture; to restore
times; age; epoch; era; period of time; period of time in one's life
 
trad. (光復香港、時代革命) 光復 香港 時代 革命
simp. (光复香港、时代革命) 光复 香港 时代 革命

Etymology

Coined by Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung in 2016, later used extensively during the 2019 Hong Kong protests as an anti-Chinese and pro-independence slogan.

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngfù Xiānggǎng, shídài gémìng
      • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ , ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: guangfù Sianggǎng, shíhdài gémìng
      • Wade–Giles: kuang1-fu4 Hsiang1-kang3, shih2-tai4 ko2-ming4
      • Yale: gwāng-fù Syāng-gǎng-, shŕ-dài gé-mìng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangfuh Shianggaang, shyrday germinq
      • Palladius: гуанфу Сянган, шидай гэмин (guanfu Sjangan, šidaj gɛmin)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ kɤ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-ho̍k Hiong-káng, sî-tāi kek-bēng
      • Tâi-lô: kong-ho̍k Hiong-káng, sî-tāi kik-bīng
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴¹ si²³⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ³³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁵³ si²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ³³/

Phrase

光復香港、時代革命

  1. (politics) Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times, a slogan calling for support for the 2019 Hong Kong protests
    光復香港、時代革命 [MSC, trad.]
    光复香港、时代革命 [MSC, simp.]
    guāngfùxiānggǎng, shídàigémìng [Pinyin]
    Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times

Usage notes

  • Used by Hong Kong independence activists.