Jinzhu Mami is a Chinese word pronounced jīnzhūmǎmǐ, which means liberation army in Tibetan, Jinzhu means bodhisattva who saves suffering and Mami means soldier.
The Chinese meaning of jinzhu is bodhisattva who saves suffering, the Chinese meaning of mami is soldier, jinzhu mami means bodhisattva soldier who saves suffering. After the liberation of Tibet by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) the whole appellation became the exclusive appellation of the PLA, which is used to this day.
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Deqin County of the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, located at the foot of the Meili Snow Mountain, is a national-level poverty-stricken county with the highest elevation and the harshest natural conditions in Yunnan. It has a high incidence of heart disease, cerebral palsy and parasitic diseases due to the lack of oxygen on the plateau and backward local health conditions.
On the eve of ''August 1'', a medical team of experts from the General Hospital of the General Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), consisting of seven specialists in cardiology, pediatrics and traditional Chinese medicine, came to remote townships of Deqin County, which is nearly 4,000 meters above sea level, to provide free medical treatment. ''Beijing's 'Jin Zhu Mami' (meaning ''People's Liberation Army'' in Tibetan) came! ''
''Jinzhumaiya Gudu! '' (meaning ''Good for the People's Liberation Army'' in Tibetan) At Foshan Township in Deqin County, the first stop of the medical team's arrival, local people rushed to tell them.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Jinzhumayi
People's Daily Online - "Jinzhumayi Yagudu!"