白紙革命

Chinese

This Chinese term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

		blank sheet of paper	to change destiny; to revolt; to start a revolution to change destiny; to revolt; to start a revolution; to revolutionize; to transform completely
trad. (白紙革命)		白紙	革命
simp. (白纸革命)		白纸	革命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Báizhǐ Gémìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Báizhǐ Gémìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Báijhǐh Gémìng
    • Wade–Giles: Pai²-chih³ Ko²-ming⁴
    • Yale: Bái-jř Gé-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bairjyy Germinq
    • Palladius: Байчжи Гэмин (Bajčži Gɛmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

Proper noun

白紙革命

1. White Paper Revolution (movement protesting COVID-19 lockdowns in Mainland China)
   • 2022, James A. Millward, “「白紙革命」逐漸淡去，但抗議的根源不應被遺忘 [Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang]”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     作為回應，黨國動用了安全機器，雖然一些地方的民眾仍在與警察發生衝突，但「白紙革命」最激烈的時刻可能已經過去了。 [MSC, trad.]
     作为回应，党国动用了安全机器，虽然一些地方的民众仍在与警察发生冲突，但「白纸革命」最激烈的时刻可能已经过去了。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zuòwèi huíyìng, dǎngguó dòngyòng le ānquán jīqì, suīrán yīxiē dìfāng de mínzhòng réng zài yǔ jǐngchá fāshēng chōngtū, dàn “báizhǐgémìng” zuì jīliè de shíkè kěnéng yǐjīng guòqù le. [Pinyin]

     The Chinese party-state mobilized its security apparatus in response, and while in some places people are still clashing with police officers, the headiest moments of the “white paper revolution” may have passed.