穆民
Chinese
| solemn; harmonious; peaceful | the people; nationality; citizen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (穆民) |
穆 | 民 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
穆民
- believer in Islam; Muslim
- 如穆民，天方人之美稱也。或譯君或譯信士，或譯順者，皆不離穆民之義也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1710, 劉智 (Liu Zhi), 《天方典禮》 (The Rites of Islam)
- Rú mùmín, Tiānfāngrén zhī měichēng yě. Huò yì jūn huò yì xìnshì, huò yì shùnzhě, jiē bù lí mùmín zhī yì yě. [Pinyin]
- For instance, [the word] Muslim, which is a laudatory title for the people of Islam. Sometimes it is translated as "noble person", sometimes as "believer", sometimes as "submitter"; none of these are separate from the meaning of Muslim.
如穆民，天方人之美称也。或译君或译信士，或译顺者，皆不离穆民之义也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 穆斯林 (“Muslim”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 穆斯林, 伊斯蘭教徒, 回教徒, 清真教徒 dated | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 穆斯林, 回教徒, 伊斯蘭教徒 |
| Jinan | 穆斯林 | |
| Yinchuan | 穆斯林, 穆民 | |
| Xining | 穆斯林 | |
| Malaysia | 穆斯林 | |
| Singapore | 回教徒 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 穆斯林, 穆民 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 穆斯林, 回教徒, 伊斯蘭教徒 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 回教徒 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 回教徒 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 回教徒 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 回教徒 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 回教徒 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 回教徒 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 穆斯林 |
| Quanzhou | 穆斯林 | |
| Zhangzhou | 穆斯林 | |
| Taipei | 回教徒 GT | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 豬哥 derogatory | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
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