移民

Chinese

		to move; to shift; to change to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	the people; nationality; citizen
trad. (移民)		移	民
simp. #(移民)		移	民

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yímín

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ man⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yì-mìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): î-bîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yímín
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yímín
    • Wade–Giles: i²-min²
    • Yale: yí-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yimin
    • Palladius: иминь (iminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ min³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: yìh màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ mɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: iˇ minˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi² min²
    • Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ min¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iˇ minˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi² min²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i¹¹ min¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-bîn
    • Tâi-lô: î-bîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: i'biin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /i²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Verb

移⫽民 (verb-object)

1. to immigrate; to migrate

   移民趨勢／移民趋势  ―  yímín qūshì  ―  migration trend

   哪個國家好移民？ [MSC, trad.]
   哪个国家好移民？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǎge guójiā hǎo yímín? [Pinyin]

   Which country is easy to immigrate to?

Derived terms

• 技工移民 (jìgōng yímín)
• 技術移民／技术移民 (jìshù yímín)
• 投資移民／投资移民 (tóuzī yímín)
• 生態移民／生态移民 (shēngtài yímín)
• 移民官 (yímínguān)
• 移民監／移民监 (yímínjiān)
• 移民者 (yímínzhě)
• 經濟移民／经济移民 (jīngjì yímín)

 

See also

• 遷移／迁移 (qiānyí)

Noun

移民

1. immigrant; migrant

   為什麼那麼多移民選擇加拿大？ [MSC, trad.]
   为什么那么多移民选择加拿大？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wèishénme nàme duō yímín xuǎnzé Jiānádà? [Pinyin]

   Why do so many migrants choose Canada?

Synonyms

• (immigrant): 移民者 (yímínzhě)

See also

• 公民 (gōngmín)
• 國民／国民 (guómín)
• 居民 (jūmín)
• 難民／难民 (nànmín)
• 平民 (píngmín)
• 市民 (shìmín)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
移	民
い Grade: 5	みん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いみん [ìmíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [imʲĩɴ]

Noun

移(い)民(みん) • (imin) 

1. immigrant, emigrant (a person)

Verb

移(い)民(みん)する • (imin suru) intransitive suru (stem 移(い)民(みん)し (imin shi), past 移(い)民(みん)した (imin shita))

1. to immigrate, to settle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "移民する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	移民し	いみんし	imin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	移民し	いみんし	imin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	移民する	いみんする	imin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	移民する	いみんする	imin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	移民すれ	いみんすれ	imin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	移民せよ¹ 移民しろ²	いみんせよ¹ いみんしろ²	imin seyo¹ imin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	移民される	いみんされる	imin sareru
Causative	移民させる 移民さす	いみんさせる いみんさす	imin saseru imin sasu
Potential	移民できる	いみんできる	imin dekiru
Volitional	移民しよう	いみんしよう	imin shiyō
Negative	移民しない	いみんしない	imin shinai
Negative continuative	移民せず	いみんせず	imin sezu
Formal	移民します	いみんします	imin shimasu
Perfective	移民した	いみんした	imin shita
Conjunctive	移民して	いみんして	imin shite
Hypothetical conditional	移民すれば	いみんすれば	imin sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
移	民

Noun

移民 • (imin) (hangeul 이민)

1. hanja form^? of 이민 (“immigration; emigration”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
移	民

Noun

移民

1. chữ Hán form of di dân (“migrant; immigrant”).

Verb

移民

1. chữ Hán form of di dân (“to migrate; to emigrate or immigrate”).