飯民

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Chinese

food; cuisine; cooked rice
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
 
the people; nationality; citizen
trad. (飯民)
simp. (饭民)

Etymology

From 泛民 (faan6 man4, “pro-democracy camp; pan-democrats”).

Pronunciation


Noun

飯民

  1. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, HK politics, derogatory) pro-democracy camp; pan-democrats

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