bái
dīng

common
literary
noun

Meaning of 白丁

白丁 means commoner; uneducated person without official rank. Pronounced bái dīng.

  • commoner; uneducated person without official rank

Definitions & Examples

Tán
xiào
yǒu
hóng鸿
 
wǎng
lái
bái
dīng
 

Those I chat with are learned scholars, and none of my visitors are uneducated commoners.

Zhè
jiā
chá
guǎn
lái
wǎng
de
dōu
shì
bái
dīng
 
méi
yǒu
shén
me
guān
guì
rén
 

All who come and go at this tea house are common folks, no wealthy or high-ranking officials here.

suī
rán
zhǐ
shì
bái
dīng
 
què
yǒu
zhe
chāo
yuè
cháng
rén
de
jiàn
shí
 

Although he is just an ordinary commoner, he has insights beyond most people.

dài
kǎo
shì
luò
bǎng
hòu
jiù
zhǐ
néng
zuò
bái
dīng
 
jìn
shì
 

After failing the imperial civil service exam in ancient China, one could only remain a commoner and could not enter officialdom.

Zhè
shǒu
shī
miáo
xiě
le
xiāng
bái
dīng
de
yōu
xián
shēng
huó
 

This poem describes the leisurely life of rural commoners.