愚民 yú mín ㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jyu4 man4
- ignorant masses
- to keep the people in ignorance
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愚
- 愚蠢 yú chǔn ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄣˇ jyu4 ceon2 silly
- 愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ jyu4 gung1 ji4 saan1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
- 大愚 dà yú ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ daai6 jyu4 idiot
- 愚人 yú rén ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ jyu4 jan4 stupid person
- 愚妄 yú wàng ㄩˊ ㄨㄤˋ jyu4 mong5 stupid and arrogant
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- 愚孝 yú xiào ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ jyu4 haau3 unquestioning filial piety
- 愚弄 yú nòng ㄩˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ jyu4 lung6 to make a fool out of
- 愚弱 yú ruò ㄩˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ jyu4 joek6 ignorant and feeble
- 愚意 yú yì ㄩˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 my humble opinion
- 愚懦 yú nuò ㄩˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ jyu4 no6 ignorant and timid
- 愚拙 yú zhuō ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄛ jyu4 zyut3 clumsy and stupid
- 愚昧 yú mèi ㄩˊ ㄇㄟˋ jyu4 mui6 ignorant; uneducated
- 愚氓 yú méng ㄩˊ ㄇㄥˊ jyu4 man4 fool
- 愚蒙 愚矇 yú méng ㄩˊ ㄇㄥˊ jyu4 mung4 ignorant; stupid
- 愚笨 yú bèn ㄩˊ ㄅㄣˋ jyu4 ban6 stupid
- 愚见 愚見 yú jiàn ㄩˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jyu4 gin3 my humble opinion
- 愚钝 愚鈍 yú dùn ㄩˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ jyu4 deon6 stupid
- 愚陋 yú lòu ㄩˊ ㄌㄡˋ jyu4 lau6 ignorant and backward
- 愚顽 愚頑 yú wán ㄩˊ ㄨㄢˊ jyu4 waan4 ignorant and stubborn
- 愚騃 yú ái ㄩˊ ㄞˊ jyu4 ngoi4 stupid
民
- 人民 rén mín ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jan4 man4 the people
- 公民 gōng mín ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gung1 man4 citizen
- 国民 國民 guó mín ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gwok3 man4 nationals
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 市民 shì mín ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ si5 man4 city resident; townspeople
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- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 殖民 zhí mín ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ zik6 man4 colony
- 民主 mín zhǔ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ man4 zyu2 democracy
- 民俗 mín sú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ man4 zuk6 popular custom
- 民国 民國 Mín guó ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ man4 gwok3 Republic of China (1912-1949)
- 民工 mín gōng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ man4 gung1 migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
- 民意 mín yì ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧˋ man4 ji3 public opinion
- 民族 mín zú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ man4 zuk6 nationality; ethnic group
- 民歌 mín gē ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄜ man4 go1 folk song
- 民营 民營 mín yíng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄥˊ man4 jing4 privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
- 民用 mín yòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˋ man4 jung6 (for) civilian use
- 民众 民眾 mín zhòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ man4 zung3 the populace; the masses; the common people
- 民谣 民謠 mín yáo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄠˊ man4 jiu4 ballad
- 民警 mín jǐng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ man4 ging2 civil police
- 民办 民辦 mín bàn ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ man4 baan6 run by the local people
Idioms with these characters
- 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú ㄉㄚˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4 (idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
- 大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú ㄉㄚˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ daai6 zi3 jyu4 jyu4 the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
- 愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ jyu4 gung1 ji4 saan1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
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- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 病国殃民 病國殃民 bìng guó yāng mín ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ beng6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
- 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 gu2 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
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- 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 hoi6 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
- 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄨˋ caan4 man4 hoi6 mat6 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
- 吊民伐罪 弔民伐罪 diào mín fá zuì ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ diu3 man4 fat6 zeoi6 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
- 独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 dú fū mín zéi ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ duk6 fu1 man4 caak6 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
- 官逼民反 guān bī mín fǎn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄢˇ gun1 bik1 man4 faan2 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
- 国弱民穷 國弱民窮 guó ruò mín qióng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ gwok3 joek6 man4 kung4 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)