民逗

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	stay; stop; to pause (while reading) stay; stop; to pause (while reading); to tease (play with)
trad. (民逗)		民	逗
simp. #(民逗)		民	逗

Etymology

Clipping of 民主逗士 (mínzhǔ dòu shì), a homophone of 民主鬥士/民主斗士 (mínzhǔ dòushì, literally “democracy fighter”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míndòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míndòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míndòu
    • Wade–Giles: min²-tou⁴
    • Yale: mín-dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mindow
    • Palladius: миньдоу (minʹdou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

民逗

1. (Mainland China, Internet slang, sarcastic) democracy activist