lì​mín

to oppress the people

  • created reference approved 厉民/厲民 → 励民/勵民 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厉民 / 厲民 lì​mín

    励民 / 勵民 lì​mín

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 厉民/厲民 · lì​mín · to oppress the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厉民 / 厲民

    lì​mín

    to oppress the people

    To treat the people harshly or cruelly; often used in the context of rulers exploiting the population for their own gain

    厉, 民

    厉 (literal) → 厉/厲 · lì · fierce 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · the people

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 厉民/厲民 · lì​mín · to encourage the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厉民 / 厲民

    lì​mín

    to encourage the people

    (literary) to encourage or exhort the common people to improve themselves or follow moral standards

    厉, 民

    厉 (literal) → 厉/厲 · lì · to encourage 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · the people

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense