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民主派

Mandarin · pinyin Mín zhǔ pài

(Hong Kong politics) the pro-democracy camp (founded 1987), aka the pan-democrats

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
派: pài · school of thought, sect, branch

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2–3–4 · Min2 zhu3 pai4

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(Hong Kong politics) pro-democracy camp; pan-democrats

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