民數

See also: 民数

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (民數)		民	數
simp. (民数)		民	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mínshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mínshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mínshù
    • Wade–Giles: min²-shu⁴
    • Yale: mín-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minshuh
    • Palladius: миньшу (minʹšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

Noun

民數

1. (archaic) population size

   • 若祭天之司民、司祿而獻民數、穀數，則受而藏之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若祭天之司民、司禄而献民数、谷数，则受而藏之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Ruò jì tiān zhī sīmín, sīlù ér xiàn mínshù, gǔ shù, zé shòu ér cáng zhī. [Pinyin]

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Derived terms

• 民數記／民数记 (Mínshùjì)