民初

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
simp. and trad. (民初)		民	初

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mínchū

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ co¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bîn-chho͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mínchū
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mínchu
    • Wade–Giles: min²-chʻu¹
    • Yale: mín-chū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minchu
    • Palladius: миньчу (minʹču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ co¹
    • Yale: màhn chō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ tso¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ co¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bîn-chho͘
    • Tâi-lô: bîn-tshoo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: binzhof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bin¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin²³⁻³³ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

民初

1. (historical) beginning of the Republic of China era

   清末民初  ―  qīngmò mínchū  ―  the end of the Qing dynasty and the beginning of the ROC era

2. (law, Mainland China) civil case of first instance

Synonyms

• (beginning of the Republic of China era): 民國初年 (Mínguó chūnián)