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五权宪法

wǔ quán xiàn fǎdictionary entry
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Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / The five courts or 院[yuàn] are 行政院[xíng zhèng yuàn] Executive yuan, 立法院[lì fǎ yuàn] Legislative yuan, 司法院[sī fǎ yuàn] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kǎo shì yuàn] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jiān chá yuàn] Control yuan
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

五權憲法 五权宪法 [wu3 quan2 xian4 fa3] /Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan/The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan/

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Other forms in these source records: 五權憲法

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 权
    quán

    authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary

    Quán

    surname Quan

  • 宪
    xiàn

    statute / constitution

  • 法
    fǎ

    law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])

    Fǎ

    France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

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