粵

民man4間gaan1

simp民间
man4 gaan1mín jiān

English

  1. among the people
  2. folk; popular; non-government
  3. popular
  4. folk
  5. non-governmental
  6. involving people rather than governments

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人民自己方面;民眾自身,唔係官方嘅

Examples

  • 民間故事

    folk tales; folk stories; folklore

  • 民間組織

    community group; civil society organisation; non-governmental organisations

  • 民間宗教

    folk religion; popular religion

  • 民間流傳山窿入面有寶藏。

    Legend has it that there is treasure in the cave.

  • 英歌係潮州民間舞蹈嘅一種,始於清朝,有三百多年嘅歷史,被視為潮州文化中最具代表性嘅民間藝術之一。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 民間運動表達了民間的不滿。

    Popular movements express popular displeasure.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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