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title: "Minsu Meaning: 民俗 (folk custom) or 民宿 (guesthouse)?"
description: "民俗 (mínsú) means “folk custom; folklore”. Not the minsu you heard? See 民宿. Hear its tones, see what 民 and 俗 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minsu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 民俗 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

民俗 mínsú

## folk custom; folklore

## Its characters

1. 民 mín folk (as in 民歌)
2. 俗 sú custom

## In a sentence

我对各地的民俗很感兴趣。 I'm very interested in folk customs from different places.

[More about 民俗](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%91%E4%BF%97)

## Other words said minsu

- [民宿mínsùguesthouse](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%91%E5%AE%BF)

## More words with 民 or 俗

- [公民 gōngmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongmin)
- [国民 guómín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guomin)
- [居民 jūmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jumin)
- [民办 mínbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minban)
- [民间 mínjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minjian)
- [民生 mínshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minsheng)
- [民事 mínshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minshi)
- [民意 mínyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minyi)
- [民营 mínyíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minying)
- [民用 mínyòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minyong)

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