維穩

See also: 维稳

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	settled; steady; stable
trad. (維穩)		維	穩
simp. (维稳)		维	稳

Etymology

Short for 維護穩定／维护稳定 (wéihù wěndìng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéiwěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiwěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéiwǔn
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-wên³
    • Yale: wéi-wěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiwoen
    • Palladius: вэйвэнь (vɛjvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

維穩

1. (neologism, political catchphrase) to maintain stability (i.e. to maintain overall stability of the national situation and society)