man4 kyun4民權民权
Jyutpingman4 kyun4
Yalemàhn kyùhn
Definition
Civil rights; the rights and liberties that a citizen should enjoy.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the political and legal rights granted to citizens within a state. It is primarily used in formal, academic, or journalistic contexts rather than casual daily conversation. When discussing everyday personal freedoms, speakers often prefer more specific terms like 自由 or 權益.
Examples
They have been fighting for basic civil rights.
Do you know how the civil rights movement started?
Related words
Common phrases
civil rights movement
to fight for civil rights
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 人權, which refers to universal human rights that apply to everyone regardless of citizenship. 民權 is strictly tied to the status of being a citizen of a particular nation.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
