民財

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (民財)		民	財
simp. (民财)		民	财

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míncái

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: míncái
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mintsair
  - IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

民財

(literary) wealth of the people
巧立名目搜刮民財 [MSC, trad.]
巧立名目搜刮民财 [MSC, simp.]
qiǎolìmíngmù sōuguā míncái [Pinyin]
to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts
- 善政民畏之，善教民愛之；善政得民財，善教得民心。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  善政民畏之，善教民爱之；善政得民财，善教得民心。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, circa 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Shànzhèng mín wèi zhī, shànjiào mín ài zhī; shànzhèng dé míncái, shànjiào dé mínxīn. [Pinyin]
  Good government is feared by the people, while good instructions are loved by them. Good government gets the people's wealth, while good instructions get their hearts.

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