國民

Chinese

country; state; nation the people; nationality; citizen
trad. (國民) 國 民
simp. (国民) 国 民
anagram 民國／民国

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

國民

  1. citizen; national; people
    不平等條約授予列強國民在華的治外法權。 [MSC, trad.]
    不平等条约授予列强国民在华的治外法权。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùpíngděng tiáoyuē shòuyǔ lièqiáng guómín zài huá de zhìwàifǎquán. [Pinyin]
    Unequal treaties granted extraterritoriality to the citizens of the great powers.
  2. (specifically) national (as opposed to citizen or resident)
    九七年前出生嘅香港人，好多都係英國國民，不過英國公民就唔多。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    九七年前出生嘅香港人，好多都系英国国民，不过英国公民就唔多。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gau2 cat1 nin4 cin4 ceot1 saang1 ge3 hoeng1 gong2 jan4, hou2 do1 dou1 hai6 jing1 gwok3 gwok3 man4, bat1 gwo3 jing1 gwok3 gung1 man4 zau6 m4 do1. [Jyutping]
    Many Hong Kongers born before 1997 are British nationals, but only a few of them are British citizens.

Adjective

國民

  1. (attributive) national
    國民經濟學／国民经济学  ―  guómín jīngjìxué  ―  national economics
  2. (attributive) nationalist

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
國 民
こく
Jinmeiyō 		みん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 國民 – see the following entry.
【国民こくみん】
[noun] nationals (citizens of a state)
【国民くにたみ】
[noun] Same as 国民 (kokumin) above.
(This term, 國民, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
國民

Noun

國民 • (gungmin) (hangeul 국민)

  1. hanja form? of 국민 (“people of a nation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
國民

Noun

國民

  1. chữ Hán form of quốc dân (“citizen; people”)
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