dân quyền
[zən˧˧ kwiən˨˩]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
(noun) the rights of the people; civil rights
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) democracy
Examples
已經有了一百多年，推到民權的來歷，由於爭自由之後才有的。最初歐美人民犧牲性命，本來是為爭自由，爭自由的結果，才得到民權。Democracy has been in existence for over a century in the West, but, historically, it followed the fight for liberty. Life was first poured out in order to attain liberty; the fruit of liberty was democracy.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 3
Meaning · English
(adjective) democratic
Examples
Trong cuộc cách mạng tư sản dân quyền, vô sản giai cấp và nông dân là hai động lực chánh, nhưng vô sản có cầm quyền lãnh đạo thì cách mạng mới thắng lợi được.In the bourgeois-democratic revolution the proletariat and peasantry constitute two crucial moving forces, but only if the proletariat seizes the leadership role will the revolution be successful.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Common questions
What does “dân quyền” mean?
(noun) the rights of the people; civil rights
Is “dân quyền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.