| 民 | 776C05 52.71 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄇㄧㄣˊ [min2] | ||
| N. | (1) The people: 人民 the people; 平民 common citizen; 公民 citizen; 國民 the people of the country, see 國 41.41. (2) In many LL phrr.: 民為邦本 the people are the foundation of the country; 民胞物與 from “民吾同胞，物吾與焉”of 張載 the people are my brothers, the creation is part of me; 民以食為天 food is (No. 1 need) god for the people; 民不堪命，民不聊生 the people are hard pressed, living in misery; 民脂民膏 the “people's fat”(to be squeezed by taxes). (3) Freely used in LL in place of coll. 百姓：民害 evils to the common people; 民賊，民  thieves, parasites of the people (bad ruling class);民聲 the people's voice; 民隱 hidden grievances of the people; 民主，民有，民享 by the people, of the people, for the people; 民時(AC) the times for planting and harvest of the people; see 三民主義 Sanmin Doctrine, 30.30. | |||||
| Words | 1. 民權 [min2qUan2], n., the people's rights; 民權主義 [min2qUan2zhu3yi4], Doctrine of People's Rights, one of Three People's (Sanmin) Doctrines, see [min2sheng1], [min2zu2]↓. 2. 民法 [min2fa3], n., civil law. 3. 民房 [min2fang2], n., common people's houses. 4. 民風 [min2feng1], n., the customs and morals of the people. 5. 民夫 [min2fu1], n., formerly, conscripted labor. 6. 民歌 [min2ge1], n., folk songs. 7. 民國 [min2guo2], n., republic; 中華民國 [zhong1hua2min2guo2] the Republic of China; 民國以來，以前 since the founding of the Republic, before the Republic; as year of reckoning from 1912, subtract eleven: 1944=M. G. 33, 1960=M.G. 49. 8. 民政 [min2zheng4], n., domestic affairs; 民政廳 Department of Civil Affairs; 民政機關 civil administration. 9. 民間 [min2jian1], adj., of the folks: 民間故事 [min2jian1gu4shi4], n., folk tales. 10. 民眾 [min2zhong4], n., the masses; the populace. 11. 民主 [min2zhu3], n., democracy; adj., 民主的 democratic; 不民主（的） not democratic; n., 民主黨 the Democratic Party in U.S.A. versus 共和黨 the Republican Party. 12. 民治 [min2zhi4], n., government by the people, now usu. called 民主 [min2zhu3]↑. 13. 民牧 [min2mu4], n., magistrate, regarded as “the shepherd of the people.” 14. 民生 [min2sheng1], n., the people's livelihood; 民生主義 [min2sheng1zhu3yi4], one of the Sanmin Doctrines; see [min2qUan2]↑, [min2zu2]↑. 15. 民心 [min2xin1], n., the loyalty of the people: 得民心，失民心 win, lose, the loyalty of the people. 16. 民事 [min2shi4], adj., civil (offence, law): 民事訴訟 civil case in court. 17. 民選 [min2xUan3], n., adj. & v.i., popular election, elected by people; n., 民選機關 elected body. 18. 民俗 [min2su2], n., people's customs (good, bad); 民俗學 [min2su2xUe2], ethnology; 民俗文學 folk literature. 19. 民團 [min2tuan2], n., formerly, militia. 20. 民族 [min2zu2], n., race, tribe: 新興的民族 newly risen races; 民族主義 [min2zu2zhu3yi4], nationalism, one of Sanmin Doctrines; 民族自決 national self-determination; 民族自治 national autonomy; 民族解放陣線 National Liberation Front. 21. 民望 [min2wang4], n., a person's command of loyalty of the people; prestige. 22. 民謠 [min2yao2], n., folk songs, folk rhymes often bearing political satire or forecast. 23. 民意 [min2yi4], n., the people's consensus of opinion: 以民意為指歸 follow, reflect the public sentiment; 民意所歸 the public sentiment favors (a leader); 民意測驗 popular opinion survey, poll. | |||||