democracy; principle of people's rights
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the Principle of Democracy (or People's Rights); one of the Three Principles of the People advocated by Sun Yat-sen, emphasizing popular sovereignty, civil rights, and representative government
formalSpecifically refers to the second of the Three Principles of the People (三民主义), often translated as 'democracy' or 'people's rights' to distinguish it from the Western concept of simple majority rule.
Sūn孙
Zhōngshān中
tí山
chū提
de出
mín的
quán民
zhǔ权
yì主
zhǔ义
zhāng主
jiàn张
lì建
mín立
zhǔ民
gòng主
hé共
guó和
国
。
The Principle of Democracy proposed by Sun Yat-sen advocated establishing a democratic republic.
Mín民
quán权
zhǔ主
yì义
、
mín民
zú族
zhǔ主
yì义
hé和
mín民
shēng生
zhǔ主
yì义
gòng共
tóng同
gòu构
chéng成
le了
sān三
mín民
zhǔ主
yì义
。
Democracy, nationalism, and the people's livelihood together constitute the Three Principles of the People.
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Zài在
jìn近
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
，
mín民
quán权
zhǔ主
yì义
shì是
fǎn反
duì对
fēng封
jiàn建
zhuān专
zhì制
de的
zhòng重
yào要
sī思
xiǎng想
wǔ武
qì器
。
In modern China, the Principle of Democracy was an important ideological weapon against feudal autocracy.