維穩

See also: 维稳

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	settled; steady; stable
trad. (維穩)		維	穩
simp. (维稳)		维	稳

Etymology

Short for 維護穩定／维护稳定 (wéihù wěndìng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéiwěn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄣˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwǔn
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-wên³
  - Yale: wéi-wěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwoen
  - Palladius: вэйвэнь (vɛjvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

維穩

(neologism, political catchphrase) to maintain stability (i.e. to maintain overall stability of the national situation and society)