民 man⁴ {mín}

1. the people
2. nationality
3. citizen

民 man⁴ {Mín}

surname Min

民憤〔-愤〕 man⁴ fan⁵ {mín fèn}

public anger; public indignation

民防 man⁴ fong⁴ {mín fáng}

civil defence

民歌 man⁴ go¹ {mín gē}

(noun) Folk music

民瘼 man⁴ mok⁶ {mín mò}

hardships and sufferings of the people; public distress

民生 man⁴ sang¹ {mín shēng}

(noun) People's day-to-day life

民田 man⁴ tin⁴ {mín tián}

private non-governmental agricultural lands

民族 man⁴ zuk⁶ {mín zú}

ethnicity

民辦〔-办〕 man⁴ baan⁶ {mín bàn}

1. run by the local people
2. privately operated

民爆 man⁴ baau³ {mín bào}

civil explosives

民變〔-变〕 man⁴ bin³ {mín biàn}

1. mass uprising
2. popular revolt
3. civil commotion

民兵 man⁴ bing¹ {mín bīng}

1. people's militia
2. militia
3. militiaman

民情 man⁴ cing⁴ {mín qíng}

1. circumstances of the people
2. popular sentiment
3. the mood of the people
4. popular customs

民調〔-调〕 man⁴ diu⁶ {mín diào}

opinion poll

民法 man⁴ faat³ {mín fǎ}

civil law

民房 man⁴ fong⁴ {mín fáng}

private house

民豐〔-丰〕 man⁴ fung¹ {Mín fēng}

1. Niye Nahiyisi
2. Minfeng county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區, Xinjiang

民風〔-风〕 man⁴ fung¹ {mín fēng}

1. popular customs
2. folkways

民家 man⁴ gaa¹ {mín jiā}

1. minka
2. commoner's house
3. Bai ethnic group

民間〔-间〕 man⁴ gaan¹ {mín jiān}

1. among the people
2. popular
3. folk
4. non-governmental
5. involving people rather than governments

民居 man⁴ geoi¹ {mín jū}

1. houses
2. homes

民警 man⁴ ging² {mín jǐng}

1. civil police
2. PRC police
3. abbr. for 人民警察

民歌 man⁴ go¹ {mín gē}

1. folk song
2. CL: 支,首

民工 man⁴ gung¹ {mín gōng}

1. migrant worker
2. temporary worker enlisted on a public project

民國〔-国〕 man⁴ gwok³ {Mín guó}

1. Republic of China (1912-1949)
2. used instead of reign name by the nationalist government, then by Taiwan
3. used in PRC as reign name of a former dynasty

民航 man⁴ hong⁴ {mín háng}

civil aviation

民雄 man⁴ hung⁴ {Mín xióng}

Minxiong or Minhsiung township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

民意 man⁴ ji³ {mín yì}

1. public opinion
2. popular will
3. public will

民諺〔-谚〕 man⁴ jin⁶ {mín yàn}

1. folk saying
2. proverb

民營〔-营〕 man⁴ jing⁴ {mín yíng}

privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)

民謠〔-谣〕 man⁴ jiu⁴ {mín yáo}

1. ballad
2. folk song

民用 man⁴ jung⁶ {mín yòng}

(for) civilian use

民怨 man⁴ jyun³ {mín yuàn}

1. popular grievance
2. complaints of the people

民勤 man⁴ kan⁴ {Mín qín}

Minqin county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu

民權〔-权〕 man⁴ kyun⁴ {mín quán}

civil liberties

民權〔-权〕 man⁴ kyun⁴ {Mín quán}

Minquan county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan

民盟 man⁴ mang⁴ {Mín Méng}

1. China Democratic League (political party)
2. abbr. for 中國民主同盟

民女 man⁴ neoi⁵ {mín nǚ}

woman from an ordinary family

民樂〔-乐〕 man⁴ ngok⁶ {mín yuè}

folk music, esp. for traditional instruments

民樂〔-乐〕 man⁴ ngok⁶ {Mín yuè}

Minyue county in Zhangye 張掖, Gansu

民心 man⁴ sam¹ {mín xīn}

popular sentiment

民生 man⁴ sang¹ {mín shēng}

1. people's livelihood
2. people's welfare

民事 man⁴ si⁶ {mín shì}

1. civil case
2. agricultural affairs
3. civil

民宿 man⁴ suk¹ {mín sù}

1. guesthouse
2. pension

民選〔-选〕 man⁴ syun² {mín xuǎn}

democratically elected

民庭 man⁴ ting⁴ {mín tíng}

civil court

民團〔-团〕 man⁴ tyun⁴ {mín tuán}

1. civil corps
2. militia

民運〔-运〕 man⁴ wan⁶ {mín yùn}

1. civil transport
2. movement aimed at the masses
3. democracy movement (abbr.)

民和 man⁴ wo⁴ {Mín hé}

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區, Qinghai

民宅 man⁴ zaak⁶ {mín zhái}

1. house
2. people's homes

民資〔-资〕 man⁴ zi¹ {mín zī}

private capital

民政 man⁴ zing³ {mín zhèng}

civil administration

民俗 man⁴ zuk⁶ {mín sú}

popular custom

民族 man⁴ zuk⁶ {mín zú}

1. nationality
2. ethnic group
3. CL: 個

民眾〔-众〕 man⁴ zung³ {mín zhòng}

1. populace
2. masses
3. the people

民主 man⁴ zyu² {mín zhǔ}

democracy

民法典 man⁴ faat³ din² {mín fǎ diǎn}

civil code

民豐縣〔-丰县〕 man⁴ fung¹ jyun⁶ {Mín fēng xiàn}

1. Niye Nahiyisi
2. Minfeng county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區, Xinjiang

民間舞〔-间-〕 man⁴ gaan¹ mou⁵ {mín jiān wǔ}

folk dance

民建聯〔--联〕 man⁴ gin³ lyun⁴ {mín jiàn lián}

abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟, Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party

民歌手 man⁴ go¹ sau² {mín gē shǒu}

folk singer

民雄鄉〔--乡〕 man⁴ hung⁴ hoeng¹ {Mín xióng xiāng}

Minxiong or Minhsiung township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

民營化〔-营-〕 man⁴ jing⁴ faa³ {mín yíng huà}

privatization

民勤縣〔--县〕 man⁴ kan⁴ jyun⁶ {Mín qín xiàn}

Minqin county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu

民權縣〔-权县〕 man⁴ kyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Mín quán xiàn}

Minquan county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan

民樂縣〔-乐县〕 man⁴ ngok⁶ jyun⁶ {Mín yuè xiàn}

Minyue county in Zhangye 張掖, Gansu

民粹派 man⁴ seoi⁶ paai³ {Mín cuì pài}

the Narodniks, Russian populist group in the 19th century

民數記〔-数记〕 man⁴ sou³ gei³ {Mín shù jì}

1. Book of Numbers
2. Fourth Book of Moses

民和縣〔--县〕 man⁴ wo⁴ jyun⁶ {Mín hé xiàn}

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區, Qinghai

民進黨〔-进党〕 man⁴ zeon³ dong² {Mín jìn dǎng}

1. DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan)
2. abbr. for 民主進步黨

民政部 man⁴ zing³ bou⁶ {Mín zhèng bù}

Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) of the PRC

民政廳〔--厅〕 man⁴ zing³ teng¹ {mín zhèng tīng}

1. Civil affairs bureau
2. provincial office of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部

民俗學〔--学〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ hok⁶ {mín sú xué}

folklore

民族學〔--学〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ hok⁶ {mín zú xué}

1. ethnology
2. anthropology

民族志 man⁴ zuk⁶ zi³ {mín zú zhì}

ethnography

民主牆〔--墙〕 man⁴ zyu² coeng⁴ {mín zhǔ qiáng}

Democracy Wall (1978-1989), esp. during the Beijing Spring democracy movement

民主黨〔--党〕 man⁴ zyu² dong² {Mín zhǔ dǎng}

Democratic Party

民主化 man⁴ zyu² faa³ {mín zhǔ huà}

1. to convert to democracy
2. democratic transformation

民主派 man⁴ zyu² paai³ {mín zhǔ pài}

Democratic faction

民康物阜 man⁴ hong¹ mat⁶ fau⁶ {mín kāng wù fù}

people are living in peace and goods / supplies are abundant

民用航空 man⁴ jung⁶ hong⁴ hung¹ {mín yòng háng kōng}

civil aviation

民主監督〔--监-〕 man⁴ zyu² gaam¹ duk¹ {mín zhǔ jiān dū}

democratic supervision

民主生活 man⁴ zyu² sang¹ wut⁶ {mín zhǔ shēng huó}

a democratic life

民主運動〔--运动〕 man⁴ zyu² wan⁶ dung⁶ {mín zhǔ yùn dong}

a democratic movement

民不聊生 man⁴ bat¹ liu⁴ sang¹ {mín bù liáo shēng}

1. The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記)
2. no way of getting by

民變峰起〔-变--〕 man⁴ bin³ fung¹ hei² {mín biàn fēng qǐ}

seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances

民賊獨夫〔-贼独-〕 man⁴ caak⁶ duk⁶ fu¹ {mín zéi dú fū}

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

民間傳說〔-间传说〕 man⁴ gaan¹ cyun⁴ syut³ {mín jiān chuán shuō}

1. popular tradition
2. folk legend

民間故事〔-间--〕 man⁴ gaan¹ gu³ si⁶ {mín jiān gù shi}

1. folk story
2. folktale

民間音樂〔-间-乐〕 man⁴ gaan¹ jam¹ ngok⁶ {mín jiān yīn yuè}

folk music

民間舞蹈〔-间--〕 man⁴ gaan¹ mou⁵ dou⁶ {mín jiān wǔ dǎo}

folk dance

民間藝術〔-间艺术〕 man⁴ gaan¹ ngai⁶ seot⁶ {mín jiān yì shù}

folk art

民間習俗〔-间习-〕 man⁴ gaan¹ zaap⁶ zuk⁶ {mín jiān xí sú}

folk customs

民間組織〔-间组织〕 man⁴ gaan¹ zou² zik¹ {mín jiān zǔ zhī}

1. association
2. organization
3. humanitarian organization
4. NGO

民航班機〔---机〕 man⁴ hong⁴ baan¹ gei¹ {mín háng bān jī}

1. civilian plane
2. commercial flight

民意測驗〔--测验〕 man⁴ ji³ caak¹ jim⁶ {mín yì cè yàn}

opinion poll

民意調查〔--调-〕 man⁴ ji³ diu⁶ caa⁴ {mín yì diào chá}

opinion poll

民怨鼎沸 man⁴ jyun³ ding² fai³ {mín yuàn dǐng fèi}

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

民怨沸騰〔---腾〕 man⁴ jyun³ fai³ tang⁴ {mín yuàn fèi téng}

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

民窮財盡〔-穷财尽〕 man⁴ kung⁴ coi⁴ zeon⁶ {mín qióng cái jìn}

the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy

民權主義〔-权-义〕 man⁴ kyun⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {mín quán zhǔ yì}

1. democracy
2. civil liberties
3. principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)

民生凋敝 man⁴ sang¹ diu¹ bai⁶ {mín shēng diāo bì}

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

民生主義〔---义〕 man⁴ sang¹ zyu² ji⁶ {mín shēng zhǔ yì}

principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

民粹主義〔---义〕 man⁴ seoi⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {mín cuì zhǔ yì}

populism

民事訴訟〔--诉讼〕 man⁴ si⁶ sou³ zung⁶ {mín shì sù sòng}

1. common plea
2. civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case)

民事責任〔--责-〕 man⁴ si⁶ zaak³ jam⁶ {mín shì zé rèn}

civil liability (law)

民脂民膏 man⁴ zi¹ man⁴ gou¹ {mín zhī mín gāo}

1. lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
2. the people's blood, sweat and tears

民族大學〔---学〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Mín zú Dà xué}

University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies)

民族工業〔---业〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ gung¹ jip⁶ {mín zú gōng yè}

1. national industry
2. industry run by Chinese nationals or ethnic Chinese

民族英雄 man⁴ zuk⁶ jing¹ hung⁴ {mín zú yīng xióng}

national hero

民族舞蹈 man⁴ zuk⁶ mou⁵ dou⁶ {mín zú wǔ dǎo}

folk dance

民族平等 man⁴ zuk⁶ ping⁴ dang² {mín zú píng děng}

equality of ethnic groups

民族團結〔--团结〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ tyun⁴ git³ {mín zú tuán jié}

national unity

民族自決〔---决〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ kyut³ {mín zú zì jué}

self-determination

民族主義〔---义〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {mín zú zhǔ yì}

1. nationalism
2. national self-determination
3. principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
4. racism

民主黨人〔--党-〕 man⁴ zyu² dong² jan⁴ {mín zhǔ dǎng rén}

a Democratic party member

民主革命 man⁴ zyu² gaak³ ming⁶ {mín zhǔ gé mìng}

1. democratic revolution
2. bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)

民主政治 man⁴ zyu² zing³ zi⁶ {mín zhǔ zhèng zhì}

1. democracy
2. democratic

民主主義〔---义〕 man⁴ zyu² zyu² ji⁶ {mín zhǔ zhǔ yì}

democracy

民政事務局〔---务-〕 man⁴ zing³ si⁶ mou⁶ guk⁶ {mín zhèng shì wù jú}

Home Affairs Bureau

民答那峨海 man⁴ daap³ naa⁵ ngo⁴ hoi² {Mín dā nà é Hǎi}

Mindanao Sea

民以食為天〔---为-〕 man⁴ ji⁵ sik⁶ wai⁴ tin¹ {mín yǐ shí wéi tiān}

1. Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2. Food first, ethical niceties second

民用核國家〔---国-〕 man⁴ jung⁶ hat⁶ gwok³ gaa¹ {mín yòng hé guó jiā}

civil nuclear power

民族大遷徙〔---迁-〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ daai⁶ cin¹ saai² {mín zú dà qiān xǐ}

great migration of peoples

民主集中制 man⁴ zyu² zaap⁶ zung¹ zai³ {mín zhǔ jí zhōng zhì}

democratic centralism

民主進步黨〔--进-党〕 man⁴ zyu² zeon³ bou⁶ dong² {Mín zhǔ jìn bù dǎng}

1. DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan)
2. abbr. to 民進黨

民主主義者〔---义-〕 man⁴ zyu² zyu² ji⁶ ze² {mín zhǔ zhǔ yì zhě}

democrats

民族ＬＯＯＫ man⁴ zuk⁶ＬＯＯＫ {mín zú L O O K}

to adopt the ethnic style of dress

民國通俗演義〔-国---义〕 man⁴ gwok³ tung¹ zuk⁶ jin² ji⁶ {Mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì}

Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父

民族社會主義〔---会-义〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ se⁵ wui² zyu² ji⁶ {mín zú shè huì zhǔ yì}

1. national socialism
2. Nazism

民族雜居地區〔--杂--区〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ zaap⁶ geoi¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {mín zú zá jū dì qū}

mixed ethnic area

民族主義情緒〔---义-绪〕 man⁴ zuk⁶ zyu² ji⁶ cing⁴ seoi⁵ {mín zú zhǔ yì qíng xù}

1. nationalist feelings
2. nationalist sentiment

民主建港協進聯盟〔----协进联-〕 man⁴ zyu² gin³ gong² hip³ zeon³ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {mín zhǔ jiàn gǎng xié jìn lián méng}

Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party

民和回族土族自治縣〔--------县〕 man⁴ wo⁴ wui⁴ zuk⁶ tou² zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Mín hé Huí zú Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn}

Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區, Qinghai