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平民 common citizen;
公民 citizen;
國民 the people of the country, see 國 41.41.
(2) In many LL phrr.: 民為邦本 the people are the foundation of the country;
民胞物與 from “民吾同胞，物吾與焉”of 張載 the people are my brothers, the creation is part of me;
民以食為天 food is (No. 1 need) god for the people;
民不堪命，民不聊生 the people are hard pressed, living in misery;
民脂民膏 the “people's fat”(to be squeezed by taxes).
(3) Freely used in LL in place of coll. 百姓：民害 evils to the common people;
民賊，民
thieves, parasites of the people (bad ruling class);民聲 the people's voice;
民隱 hidden grievances of the people;
民主，民有，民享 by the people, of the people, for the people;
民時(AC) the times for planting and harvest of the people;
see 三民主義 Sanmin Doctrine, 30.30.
2.民法 [min2fa3], n., civil law.
3.民房 [min2fang2], n., common people's houses.
4.民風 [min2feng1], n., the customs and morals of the people.
5.民夫 [min2fu1], n., formerly, conscripted labor.
6.民歌 [min2ge1], n., folk songs.
7.民國 [min2guo2], n., republic; 中華民國 [zhong1hua2min2guo2] the Republic of China; 民國以來，以前 since the founding of the Republic, before the Republic; as year of reckoning from 1912, subtract eleven: 1944=M. G. 33, 1960=M.G. 49.
8.民政 [min2zheng4], n., domestic affairs; 民政廳 Department of Civil Affairs; 民政機關 civil administration.
9.民間 [min2jian1], adj., of the folks: 民間故事 [min2jian1gu4shi4], n., folk tales.
10.民眾 [min2zhong4], n., the masses; the populace.
11.民主 [min2zhu3], n., democracy; adj., 民主的 democratic; 不民主（的） not democratic; n., 民主黨 the Democratic Party in U.S.A. versus 共和黨 the Republican Party.
12.民治 [min2zhi4], n., government by the people, now usu. called 民主 [min2zhu3]↑.
13.民牧 [min2mu4], n., magistrate, regarded as “the shepherd of the people.”
14.民生 [min2sheng1], n., the people's livelihood; 民生主義 [min2sheng1zhu3yi4], one of the Sanmin Doctrines; see [min2qUan2]↑, [min2zu2]↑.
15.民心 [min2xin1], n., the loyalty of the people: 得民心，失民心 win, lose, the loyalty of the people.
16.民事 [min2shi4], adj., civil (offence, law): 民事訴訟 civil case in court.
17.民選 [min2xUan3], n., adj. & v.i., popular election, elected by people; n., 民選機關 elected body.
18.民俗 [min2su2], n., people's customs (good, bad); 民俗學 [min2su2xUe2], ethnology; 民俗文學 folk literature.
19.民團 [min2tuan2], n., formerly, militia.
20.民族 [min2zu2], n., race, tribe: 新興的民族 newly risen races; 民族主義 [min2zu2zhu3yi4], nationalism, one of Sanmin Doctrines; 民族自決 national self-determination; 民族自治 national autonomy; 民族解放陣線 National Liberation Front.
21.民望 [min2wang4], n., a person's command of loyalty of the people; prestige.
22.民謠 [min2yao2], n., folk songs, folk rhymes often bearing political satire or forecast.
23.民意 [min2yi4], n., the people's consensus of opinion: 以民意為指歸 follow, reflect the public sentiment; 民意所歸 the public sentiment favors (a leader); 民意測驗 popular opinion survey, poll.