saam1 man4 zyu2 ji6三民主義三民主义
Jyutpingsaam1 man4 zyu2 ji6
Yalesāam màhn jyú yih
Definition
Three Principles of the People; the political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in academic or historical contexts rather than daily casual conversation. It functions as a formal noun phrase representing a specific political ideology. When discussing it, people often refer to the individual components like 民族主義 or 民生主義 to elaborate on the concept.
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Nationalism
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
