光復香港、時代革命

Chinese
 
to recover; to recapture; to restore
to recover; to recapture; to restore; Guangfu
 Hong Kong
 
times; age; epoch
times; age; epoch; era; period of time; period of time in one's life
 
to change destiny; to revolt; to start a revolution
to change destiny; to revolt; to start a revolution; to revolutionize; to transform completely
trad. (光復香港、時代革命) 光復 香港 、 時代 革命
simp. (光复香港、时代革命) 光复 香港 、 时代 革命

Etymology
The slogan as depicted on a 2019 Hong Kong protests flag.

Coined by Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung in 2016, later used extensively during the 2019 Hong Kong protests as an anti-Chinese and pro-independence slogan.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): guāngfù Xiānggǎng, shídài gémìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ , ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong1 fuk6 hoeng1 gong2, si4 doi6 gaak3 ming6
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngfù Xiānggǎng, shídài gémìng
      • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ , ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: guangfù Sianggǎng, shíhdài gémìng
      • Wade–Giles: kuang1-fu4 Hsiang1-kang3, shih2-tai4 ko2-ming4
      • Yale: gwāng-fù Syāng-gǎng-, shŕ-dài gé-mìng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangfuh Shianggaang, shyrday germinq
      • Palladius: гуанфу Сянган, шидай гэмин (guanfu Sjangan, šidaj gɛmin)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ kɤ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Phrase

光復香港、時代革命

  1. (politics) Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times, a slogan calling for support for the 2019 Hong Kong protests
    光復香港、時代革命 [MSC, trad.]
    光复香港、时代革命 [MSC, simp.]
    guāngfùxiānggǎng, shídàigémìng [Pinyin]
    Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times

Usage notes
  • Used by Hong Kong independence activists.
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