民族主义
Traditional form:
民族主義
Pinyin (reading):
mínzúzhǔyì
Definitions:
- nationalism
- national self-determination
- principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山／孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義／三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
- racism
Characters:
- 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people
- 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
- 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
- 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
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