泛民

Chinese

		float; general; vague	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (泛民)		泛	民

Etymology

Short for 泛民主派 (fànmínzhǔpài, “pan-democracy camp”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan³ man⁴, faan⁶ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fànmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànmín
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴-min²
    • Yale: fàn-mín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannmin
    • Palladius: фаньминь (fanʹminʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹ min³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faan³ man⁴, faan⁶ man⁴
    • Yale: faan màhn, faahn màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan³ man⁴, faan⁶ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan³ men⁴, fan⁶ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³³ mɐn²¹/, /faːn²² mɐn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

泛民

1. (HK politics) pro-democracy camp; pan-democrats

   泛民人士應積極爭取加入 [MSC, trad.]
   泛民人士应积极争取加入 [MSC, simp.]

   fànmín rénshì yìng jījí zhēngqǔ jiārù [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 泛民主派 (fànmínzhǔpài)
• 民主派 (mínzhǔpài)
• (derogatory) 飯民／饭民 (faan6 man4)
• (derogatory) 犯民 (faan6 man4)