贱 (賤) jiàn

1. jiàn adjective mean; low; base
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 地位卑下的; for example, 低贱 'lowly and mean' (Guoyu '賤' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '賤' 2; Mathews 1931 '賤', p. 120; Unihan '賤'; XHZD '贱' 3)
2. jiàn adjective cheap; worthless
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 价格低廉; for examlpe, 贱价 'lower than a reasonable price' (Guoyu '賤' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '賤' 1; Mathews 1931 '賤', p. 120; Unihan '賤'; XHZD '贱' 1)
3. jiàn adjective humble
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: May be used in a self-deprecating context; in the sense of 谦称自己的; for example, 贱内 'my wife' (Guoyu '賤' adj 5; Kroll 2015 '賤' 5; XHZD '贱' 2)
4. jiàn adjective insignificant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '賤' 2a)
5. jiàn adjective poor; miserable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 贱骨头 'miserable wretch' (Guoyu '賤' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '賤' 3)
6. jiàn verb to disrespect; to mistreat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 看不起 (Guoyu '賤' v 1; Kroll 2015 '賤' 4; Mathews 1931 '賤', p. 120)
7. jiàn verb to loath; to hate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 厌恶 (Guoyu '賤' v 2)
8. jiàn noun low status
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 地位低下 (Guoyu '賤' n 1)
9. jiàn proper noun Jian
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '賤' n 2)

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• 威尊命贱(威尊命賤) orders weightier than life
• 轻贱(輕賤) petty and low ; to despise; to scorn; to look down on
• 贫贱(貧賤) poor and humble
• 贱格(賤格) I have low ability
• 鄙贱(鄙賤) lowly; despicable; to despise
• 贵贱高下(貴賤高下) the difference between the noble and the lowly
• 贵阳而贱阴(貴陽而賤陰) prefer sunny [places] to dark
• 贱视(賤視) to look down upon
• 贵贱无二(貴賤無二) the noble and the lowly are not different
• 贱体(賤體) my body
• 贵贱之差(貴賤之差) the difference between the noble and the lowly
• 贱行(賤行) mean conduct
• 卑贱(卑賤) lowly; humble
• 作贱(作賤) to demean oneself
• 贱骨头(賤骨頭) miserable wretch
• 泼贱(潑賤) base; worthless
• 贱丈夫(賤丈夫) a lowly man
• 贵贱之别(貴賤之別) the difference between the noble and the lowly
• 低贱(低賤) lowly and mean
• 贱子(賤子) my humble self
• 贱事(賤事) my humble affairs ; ordinary matters; daily business
• 贫贱生活(貧賤生活) a poor and humbe life
• 自轻自贱(自輕自賤) to belittle oneself; self-contempt
• 贱业(賤業) a lowly business ; prostitution
• 贵远贱近(貴遠賤近) to revere the past and despise the present
• 贱价(賤價) lower than a reasonable price
• 贵贱贤愚(貴賤賢愚) high and low, wise and simple ; wise and simple
• 贱称(賤稱) contemptuous term
• 贫贱不能移(貧賤不能移) not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
• 贵古贱今(貴古賤今) to revere the past and despise the present
• 淫贱(淫賤) morally loose, lewd and low, lascivious and mean; wanton
• 安贱固穷(安賤固窮) contented and humble even in poverty
• 贱相(賤相) a bad appearance; the face of a thief
• 贱物(賤物) cheap goods ; to look down upon fame and fortune
• 不择贵贱(不擇貴賤) does not choose between noble and base
• 贱内(賤內) my wife
• 差贵贱(差貴賤) to distinguish the noble and the lowly
• 贱货(賤貨) cheap goods ; to dispise wealth ; worthless person
• 贱卖(賤賣) to sell cheaply
• 微贱(微賤) humble; lowly
• 价贱(價賤) cheaply priced
• 贱坯(賤坯) good-for-nothing
• 泼贱人(潑賤人) slut; tramp
• 亲疏贵贱(親疏貴賤) close and distant, rich and poor; everyone; all possible relations
• 谷贱伤农(穀賤傷農) low priced grain reduces farm revenue
• 下贱(下賤) low (class) ; mean; despicable (character) ; condescend ; a grievance
• 贱息(賤息) my son
• 贵贱(貴賤) expensive and cheap ; no matter what ; the noble and the lowly
• 贱民(賤民) untouchable; dalit
• 贱人(賤人) a lowly person ; slut

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• 卷七 政理 Chapter 7: Governance Garden of Stories 說苑 — count: 16
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 14
• 卷一百八十一 志第一百三十四 食貨下三 Volume 181 Treatises 134: Finance and Economics 2c History of Song 宋史 — count: 11
• 《祭統》 A Summary Account of Sacrifices The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 10
• 卷一百八十三 志第一百三十六 食貨下五 Volume 183 Treatises 136: Finance and Economics 2e History of Song 宋史 — count: 10
• 卷十三 越絕外傳枕中第十六 Scroll 13 Yue Jue Shu 越絕書 — count: 9
• 卷四十九 志第二十九: 食貨下 Volume 49 Treatises 29: Finance and Economics 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 9
• 卷二十四上 食貨志 Volume 24a: Treatise on Trade 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 8
• 卷十九　趙二 Chapter 19: Zhao II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 8
• 卷七 天志中 Book 7 - Will of Heaven II Mozi 墨子 — count: 8

Collocations

• 傲贱 (傲賤) 貴者不傲賤 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志上 Book 7 - Will of Heaven I — count: 8
• 万物贱 (萬物賤) 萬物鉉則萬物賤 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重甲第八十 Chapter 80: Weight I — count: 4
• 其所贱 (其所賤) 而信其所賤 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《緇衣》 The Black Robes — count: 4
• 帅贱 (帥賤) 齊帥賤 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 贱工 (賤工) 乙賤工也 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 3
• 粜贱 (糶賤) 夫往歲之糶賤 — Guanzi 管子, 國蓄第七十三 Chapter 73: State Reserves — count: 3
• 敖贱 (敖賤) 貴必敖賤 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四 兼愛中 Book 4 - Universal Love II — count: 3
• 忘贱 (忘賤) 樂道而忘賤 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷七　精神訓 Chapter 7: Spirit — count: 3
• 能贱 (能賤) 能賤而有恥 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
• 贱其所 (賤其所) 而賤其所短 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十四　詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings — count: 2