Meaning of 人微言轻
人微言轻 means when a person is of low status, their words carry little weight; the humble person's opinion is ignored. Pronounced rén wēi yán qīng.
- when a person is of low status, their words carry little weight; the humble person's opinion is ignored
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
rén人
wēi微
yán言
qīng轻
，
shuō说
shén什
me么
dōu都
méi没
rén人
tīng听
。
He is a nobody, so whatever he says, no one listens.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
shí时
dài代
，
pǔ普
tōng通
mín民
zhòng众
rén人
wēi微
yán言
qīng轻
，
gēn根
běn本
wú无
fǎ法
yǐng影
xiǎng响
jué决
cè策
。
In that era, ordinary people had low status and their words carried little weight; they simply couldn't influence decisions.
Wǒ我
suī虽
rán然
rén人
wēi微
yán言
qīng轻
，
dàn但
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
yào要
shuō说
chū出
wǒ我
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
。
Although I am a person of little importance, I still want to voice my opinion.
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