黎元

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Chinese

		surname; black; Lebanon (abbrev.)	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (黎元)		黎	元
simp. ^#(黎元)		黎	元

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): líyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄩㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: líyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: líyuán
  - Wade–Giles: li²-yüan²
  - Yale: lí-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liyuan
  - Palladius: лиюань (lijuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    梨園／梨园
    黎元

Noun

黎元

(literary) commoner; ordinary person

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黎	元
れい Jinmeiyō	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 黎元 (lej ngjwon, literally “black + head”). Compare modern Mandarin reading líyuán.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) れーげん (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

黎(れい)元(げん) • (reigen)

(uncommon) a commoner, an ordinary person (in contrast to the aristocracy or nobility)

Synonyms

庶民(しょみん) (shomin) (most common)
黎民(れいみん) (reimin)
黎庶(れいしょ) (reisho)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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