臣民

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Chinese

statesman; vassal; courtier
statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
 
the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad.
(臣民)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (25) (4)
Final () (43) (43)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter dzyin mjin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ʑiɪn/ /miɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡ʑin/ /min/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡ʑjen/ /mjen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡ʑin/ /min/
Li
Rong
/ʑiĕn/ /miĕn/
Wang
Li
/ʑĭĕn/ /mĭĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʑi̯ĕn/ /mi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chén mín
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
san4 man4

Noun

臣民

  1. (literary) officials and commoners (of a feudal state)
  2. subject (citizen in a monarchy or empire)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臣民):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 4
みん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(みん) (shinmin

  1. a subject (citizen in a monarchy or empire)

Usage notes

In the context of Japan, this term was used in Meiji era to refer to the citizens of Japan, who were at that time considered subjects of the emperor.

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

臣民 (sinmin) (hangeul 신민)

  1. hanja form? of 신민 (subject)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

臣民

  1. chữ Hán form of thần dân (subject)