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愚民

愚民

Chinese

		stupid	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (愚民)		愚	民

Noun

愚民

ignorant people; the ignorant masses

Verb

愚民

to keep the people ignorant; to stultify the masses; to engage in obscurantism

Derived terms

愚民政策 ‎(yúmín zhèngcè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愚	民
ぐ Grade: S	みん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

愚民 ‎(hiragana ぐみん, romaji gumin)

ignorant commoners

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yúmín

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ man⁴
Min Nan (POJ): gû-bîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yúmín
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yumin
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ min³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    愚民
    漁民／渔民
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ man⁴
  - Yale: yùh màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ man⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ mɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-bîn
  - Tâi-lô: gû-bîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'biin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ bin²³/