民財

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (民財)		民	財
simp. (民财)		民	财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míncái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míncái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míncái
    • Wade–Giles: min²-tsʻai²
    • Yale: mín-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mintsair
    • Palladius: миньцай (minʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

民財

1. (literary) wealth of the people

   巧立名目搜刮民財 [MSC, trad.]
   巧立名目搜刮民财 [MSC, simp.]

   qiǎolìmíngmù sōuguā míncái [Pinyin]

   to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts

   • 善政民畏之，善教民愛之；善政得民財，善教得民心。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     善政民畏之，善教民爱之；善政得民财，善教得民心。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Shànzhèng mín wèi zhī, shànjiào mín ài zhī; shànzhèng dé míncái, shànjiào dé mínxīn. [Pinyin]

     Good government is feared by the people, while good instructions are loved by them. Good government gets the people's wealth, while good instructions get their hearts.