Meaning of 贱民
贱民 means low-status person; people of the lowest social class; untouchable; Dalit; people outside the caste system. Pronounced jiàn mín.
- low-status person; people of the lowest social class
- untouchable; Dalit; people outside the caste system
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
jiàn贱
mín民
bù不
dé得
cān参
jiā加
kē科
jǔ举
kǎo考
shì试
。
In ancient times, low-status people were not allowed to take the imperial examinations.
Liáng良
mín民
yǔ与
jiàn贱
mín民
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
dì地
wèi位
jié截
rán然
bù不
tóng同
。
The legal statuses of commoners and low-status people were completely different.
Yī一
xiē些
cháo朝
dài代
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
míng明
wén文
qí歧
shì视
jiàn贱
mín民
jiē阶
céng层
。
The laws of some dynasties explicitly discriminated against the low-status class.