舊社會

Chinese

		old (opposite of new); former	society; community; class
trad. (舊社會)		舊	社會
simp. (旧社会)		旧	社会

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiùshèhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiùshèhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiòushèhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: Chiu⁴-shê⁴-hui⁴
    • Yale: Jyòu-shè-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiowshehhuey
    • Palladius: Цзюшэхуэй (Czjušɛxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

舊社會

1. (Mainland China) the “Old Society” (referring to the Chinese society before the establishment of the PRC)

   吃人的舊社會／吃人的旧社会  ―  chīrén de jiùshèhuì  ―  the oppressive "Old Society"

   舊社會暗無天日。 [MSC, trad.]
   旧社会暗无天日。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jiùshèhuì ànwútiānrì. [Pinyin]

   The old society was an abyss of darkness.

See also

• 舊中國／旧中国 (Jiùzhōngguó)