民數

See also: 民数

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (民數)		民	數
simp. (民数)		民	数

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mínshù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mínshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mínshù
  - Wade–Giles: min²-shu⁴
  - Yale: mín-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minshuh
  - Palladius: миньшу (minʹšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

Noun

民數

(archaic) population size
- 若祭天之司民、司祿而獻民數、穀數，則受而藏之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  若祭天之司民、司禄而献民数、谷数，则受而藏之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE
  Ruò jì tiān zhī sīmín, sīlù ér xiàn mínshù, gǔ shù, zé shòu ér cáng zhī. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

民數記 / 民数记 (Mínshùjì)