臣民

臣民

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ man⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): sîn-bîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chénmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernmin
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: sàhn màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ men⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ mɐn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-bîn
    • Tâi-lô: sîn-bîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinbiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Noun

臣民

1. (literary) officials and commoners (of a feudal state)
2. subject (of a ruler)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
臣	民
しん Grade: 4	みん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しんみ​ん [shìńmíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕĩmʲːĩɴ]

Noun

臣民 (hiragana しんみん, rōmaji 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. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN