Meaning of 下九流
下九流 means people of low social status in old times; those engaged in so-called inferior occupations. Pronounced xià jiǔ liú.
- people of low social status in old times; those engaged in so-called inferior occupations
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
xì戏
zi子
、
chuī吹
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
dōu都
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
xià下
jiǔ九
liú流
，
shòu受
dào到
shè社
huì会
qí歧
shì视
。
In the old society, actors and funeral musicians were all regarded as members of the lowest social class and faced social discrimination.
Tā他
suī虽
chū出
shēn身
xià下
jiǔ九
liú流
，
què却
píng凭
jiè借
nǔ努
lì力
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mìng命
yùn运
，
chéng成
wéi为
shòu受
rén人
zūn尊
jìng敬
de的
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
。
Although he came from the lowest social class, he changed his fate through hard work and became a respected artist.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí职
yè业
qí歧
shì视
bǎ把
rén人
men们
fēn分
chéng成
sān三
liù六
jiǔ九
děng等
，
bǎ把
tǐ体
lì力
láo劳
dòng动
zhě者
kàn看
zuò作
xià下
jiǔ九
liú流
，
zhè这
shì是
bù不
hé合
lǐ理
de的
。
This kind of occupational discrimination divides people into different ranks, viewing manual laborers as the lowest class, which is unreasonable.