愛民如子

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	the people; nationality; citizen	as (if); such as	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (愛民如子)		愛	民	如	子
simp. (爱民如子)		爱	民	如	子
Literally: “to love the people as if they are one's own children”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àimínrúzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ man⁴ jyu⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àimínrúzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àimínrúzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-min²-ju²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: ài-mín-rú-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayminrutzyy
    • Palladius: айминьжуцзы (ajminʹžuczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ min³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ man⁴ jyu⁴ zi²
    • Yale: oi màhn yùh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ man⁴ jy⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ men⁴ yu⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ mɐn²¹ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

愛民如子

1. (of a ruler) to greatly love and cherish one's subjects