賤民

賤民

Chinese

		inexpensive; lowly	the people; nationality; citizen
trad. (賤民)		賤	民
simp. (贱民)		贱	民

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànmín

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiànmín
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannmin
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ min³⁵/

Noun

賤民

1. (historical) person of the lowest social status
2. Dalit (a member of the lowest caste in the traditional Indian caste system)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
賤	民
せん Hyōgaiji	みん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

賤民 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 賎民, hiragana せんみん, rōmaji senmin)

1. plebeian

   貴 (き)族 (ぞく)あれば賤 (せん)民 (みん)あり。

   Kizoku are ba senmin ari.

   Nobles exist, also plebeians exist.

2. discriminated plebeian, such as Dalit

Related terms

• (discriminated plebeian): 穢 (え)多 (た) (eta), 非 (ひ)人 (にん) (hinin)

Synonyms

• (plebeian): 平 (へい)民 (みん) (heimin)

Antonyms

• (plebeian): 貴 (き)族 (ぞく) (kizoku, “noble”)