principle of people's livelihood; social welfare doctrine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the Principle of People's Livelihood; one of the Three Principles of the People (Sun Yat-sen's ideology concerning social welfare, economic equality, and people's material well-being)
formalRefers specifically to the third of Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles (三民主义), often associated with regulated capitalism and social welfare policies. While Sun Yat-sen described it as 'socialism,' it differs from Marxist socialism in its emphasis on regulating rather than abolishing private capital.
Mín民
shēng生
zhǔ主
yì义
zhǔ主
zhāng张
jié节
zhì制
zī资
běn本
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
pín贫
fù富
chā差
jù距
guò过
dà大
。
The Principle of People's Livelihood advocates regulating capital to prevent excessive wealth gaps.
Sūn孙
zhōng中
shān山
rèn认
wéi为
mín民
shēng生
zhǔ主
yì义
shì是
sān三
mín民
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
shè社
huì会
gé革
mìng命
jī基
chǔ础
。
Sun Yat-sen believed that the Principle of People's Livelihood formed the social revolutionary foundation of the Three Principles.
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Píng平
jūn均
dì地
quán权
shì是
mín民
shēng生
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
zhòng重
yào要
nèi内
róng容
zhī之
yī一
。
Equalization of land rights is one of the important contents of the Principle of People's Livelihood.