和理非
Chinese
mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm | to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure | (be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa | ||
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trad. (和理非) | 和 | 理 | 非 | |
simp. #(和理非) | 和 | 理 | 非 |
Etymology
Short for 和平、理性、非暴力 (“peaceful, rational and non-violent”). First used by Szeto Wah (1931–2011), in reference to the protestors in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Pronunciation
Adjective
和理非
- (Hong Kong, neologism) peaceful, rational and non-violent
Noun
和理非
- (Hong Kong, neologism) the principle of peace, rationality and non-violence in protests
- (Hong Kong, neologism) people who support peaceful, rational and non-violent protests
See also
- 和理非非 (hélǐfēifēi)