四項基本原則 sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

CHARACTERS

四 sì four
項 xiàng neck, nape of neck; sum; funds
基 jī foundation, base
本 běn root, origin, source; basis
原 yuán source, origin, beginning
則 zé rule, law, regulation; grades