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民權

简民权 · 繁民權

Mandarin · pinyin mín quán#

civil liberties

Mandarin · pinyin Mín quán#

see 民權縣 Mín quán Xiàn

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
權: Look up this written character
权: quán · power, right, authority

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2–2 · min2 quan2

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man4 kyun4

Cantonese word readings for 民權. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

power of the people
(politics) popular sovereignty
(politics) civil rights

name

(～縣) Minquan (a county of Shangqiu, Henan, China)
(～街道) Minquan (a subdistrict of Jianghan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
(～里) an urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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