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

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

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

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