Min Yuen
/ˌmɪn ˈjwɛn/ /ˌmɪn jʊˈwɛn/Now historical
noun
An underground communist supply organization formed in Malaya during the Emergency (1948–60).
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Communist Banditry in Malaya. From Chinese mínyùn (from mín the people + yùn motion, movement), more fully mínzhòng yùndòng popular mass movement (from mínzhòng the masses + yùndòng movement).