民權
Chinese
| the people; nationality; citizen | authority; power; right | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (民權) | 民 | 權 | |
| simp. (民权) | 民 | 权 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mínquán
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míncyuán
- Wade–Giles: min2-chʻüan2
- Yale: mín-chywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minchyuan
- Palladius: миньцюань (minʹcjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man4 kyun4
- Yale: màhn kyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 kyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 kün4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ kʰyːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: min3 kun3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐbin²² kʰun²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-khièn
- Hakka Romanization System: minˇ kienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: min2 kian2
- Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ kʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-khiàn
- Hakka Romanization System: minˇ kianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: min2 kian2
- Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ kʰi̯an¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bîn-koân
- Tâi-lô: bîn-kuân
- Phofsit Daibuun: binkoaan
- IPA (Xiamen): /bin²⁴⁻²² kuan²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bin²⁴⁻²² kuan²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bin¹³⁻²² kuan¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bin²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin²³⁻³³ kuan²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
民權
- power of the people
- (politics) popular sovereignty
- 根本上還是要再從政治的意義來研究，政是眾人之事，集合眾人之事的大力量，便叫做政權，政權就可以說是民權；治是管理眾人之事，集合管理眾人之事的大力量，便叫做治權，治權就可以說是政府權。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1924 CE, Sun Yat-sen, The Three Principles of the People, translated based on Frank W. Price's version
- Gēnběn shàng háishì yào zài cóng zhèngzhì de yìyì lái yánjiū, zhèng shì zhòngrén zhī shì, jíhé zhòngrén zhī shì de dà lìliàng, biàn jiàozuò zhèngquán, zhèngquán jiù kěyǐ shuō shì mínquán; zhì shì guǎnlǐ zhòngrén zhī shì, jíhé guǎnlǐ zhòngrén zhī shì de dà lìliàng, biàn jiàozuò zhìquán, zhìquán jiù kěyǐ shuō shì zhèngfǔ quán. [Pinyin]
- We must start from the meaning of government. Government or politics is a concern of all the people, and its centralizing force is political sovereignty. Political sovereignty, then, means popular sovereignty, and government which centralizes the forces controlling the life of the people is called government power or government authority.
根本上还是要再从政治的意义来研究，政是众人之事，集合众人之事的大力量，便叫做政权，政权就可以说是民权；治是管理众人之事，集合管理众人之事的大力量，便叫做治权，治权就可以说是政府权。 [MSC, simp.]- 我們認為，共產黨、國民黨、全國人民，應當共同一致為民族獨立、民權自由、民生幸福這三大目標而奮鬥。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國共產黨在抗日時期的任務》 (The Tasks of the Chinese Communist Party in the Period of Resistance to Japan), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Wǒmen rènwéi, gòngchǎndǎng, guómíndǎng, quánguó rénmín, yìngdāng gòngtóng yīzhì wèi mínzú dúlì, mínquán zìyóu, mínshēng xìngfú zhè sān dà mùbiāo ér fèndòu. [Pinyin]
- We hold that the Communist Party, the Kuomintang and the people of the whole country should unite and fight for these three great objectives of national independence, democracy and freedom, and the people's livelihood and happiness.
我们认为，共产党、国民党、全国人民，应当共同一致为民族独立、民权自由、民生幸福这三大目标而奋斗。 [MSC, simp.]
- (politics) civil rights
Derived terms
Proper noun
民權