榮民

Chinese

		glory; honoured	the people; nationality; citizen
trad. (榮民)		榮	民
simp. (荣民)		荣	民

Etymology

Short for 榮譽國民／荣誉国民 (róngyù guómín).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): róngmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁴ man⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): êng-bîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: róngmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: róngmín
    • Wade–Giles: jung²-min²
    • Yale: rúng-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rongmin
    • Palladius: жунминь (žunminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wing⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: wìhng màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wing⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-bîn
    • Tâi-lô: îng-bîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: engbiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Noun

榮民

1. (Taiwan) veteran; ex-serviceperson

   臺北榮民總醫院（臺北榮總） [MSC, trad.]
   台北荣民总医院（台北荣总） [MSC, simp.]

   Táiběi Róngmín Zǒngyīyuàn (Táiběi Róngzǒng) [Pinyin]

   Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Synonyms

• 榮譽國民／荣誉国民 (róngyù guómín) (Taiwan)
• 退伍兵 (tuìwǔbīng)
• 退伍軍人／退伍军人 (tuìwǔ jūnrén)
• 退役軍人／退役军人 (tuìyì jūnrén)