選民

選民

1. voter (one who votes); elector
2. constituency; electorate
3. (religion) chosen people
   • 1839, “馬太福音傳”, in 救世主耶穌新遺詔書, volume 1, Singapore: 堅夏書院, Matthew 24:30-31, page 40:

     方人子之兆，必現於天，諸國萬民必哭於地，遂仰人子，以大勢榮光，昇雲而來，諸天使，吹響號筒，四方聚集選民，由天邊地涯而來。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     方人子之兆，必现于天，诸国万民必哭于地，遂仰人子，以大势荣光，升云而来，诸天使，吹响号筒，四方聚集选民，由天边地涯而来。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Fāng rénzǐ zhī zhào, bì xiàn yú tiān, zhū guó wànmín bì kū yú dì, suì yǎng rénzǐ, yǐ dàshì róngguāng, shēng yún ér lái, zhū tiānshǐ, chuī xiǎng hàotǒng, sìfāng jùjí xuǎnmín, yóu tiānbiān dì yá ér lái. [Pinyin]

     And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

   • 天使吹號主把選民找 / 普天下的墳墓聖徒一起復活了 [MSC, trad.]
     天使吹号主把选民找 / 普天下的坟墓圣徒一起复活了 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 《外国宗教中国化之，河南豫剧抬花轿版》

     tiānshǐ chuīhào Zhǔ bǎ xuǎnmín zhǎo  /  pǔtiānxià de fénmù shèngtú yīqǐ fùhuó le [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• (voter): 選舉人／选举人 (xuǎnjǔrén)
• (constituency): 選區／选区 (xuǎnqū)

• (Tokyo) せんみん [sèńmíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞mʲːĩɴ]

選(せん)民(みん) • (senmin) ^{←せんみん (senmin)?}

1. (religion) chosen people

• 選民思想(せんみんしそう) (senmin shisō)

• “選民”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025