"黔首" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: qiánshǒu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kim⁴ sau² [Cantonese, Jyutping], qiánshǒu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciánshǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻien²-shou³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyán-shǒu [Mandarin, Yale], chyanshoou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цяньшоу [Mandarin, Palladius], cjanʹšou [Mandarin, Palladius], kìhm sáu [Cantonese, Yale], kim⁴ sau² [Cantonese, Pinyin], kim⁴ seo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: So named because common people in ancient China supposedly wore black head coverings. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 黔首
  1. (archaic) common people Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Collectives, People
    Sense id: en-黔首-zh-noun-e22eOlSk Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 一般人 (yībānrén), 世人 (shìrén), 世間人 [Hokkien], 世间人 [Hokkien], 人士 (rénshì) [literary], 人民 (rénmín), 人群 (rénqún), 人萌 (rénméng) [literary], 俗人 (súrén), 俗子 (súzǐ) [literary], 𫣆人 [Hakka], 兆民 (zhàomín) [archaic], 公眾 (gōngzhòng), 公众 (gōngzhòng), 凡人 (fánrén), 凡夫 (fánfū) [literary], 匹夫 (pǐfū) [literary], 四眾人 [Teochew], 四众人 [Teochew], 士人 (shìrén) [archaic], 大眾 (dàzhòng), 大众 (dàzhòng), 子民 (zǐmín) [historical], 家人 (jiārén) [archaic], 布衣 (bùyī) [historical], 常人 (chángrén), 平人 (píngrén) [literary], 平常人 (píngchángrén), 平民 (píngmín), 庶人 (shùrén) [literary], 庶民 (shùmín) [literary], 斯人 (sīrén) [Classical-Chinese], 普通人 (pǔtōngrén), 民人 (mínrén) [literary], 民眾 (mínzhòng), 民众 (mínzhòng), 烝民 (zhēngmín) [literary], 白衣 (báiyī) [historical], 白衣人 (báiyīrén) [historical], 白身 (báishēn) [archaic], 白身人 (báishēnrén) [archaic], 百姓, 眾人 (zhòngrén) [literary], 众人 (zhòngrén) [literary], 萬姓 (wànxìng) [archaic], 万姓 (wànxìng) [archaic], 群眾 (qúnzhòng), 群众 (qúnzhòng), 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng), 良人 (liángrén) [literary], 草民 (cǎomín) (english: the worthless ordinary people), 草菅 (cǎojiān) [Classical-Chinese, figuratively], 草野 (cǎoyě) [figuratively, literary], [literary], 野人 (yěrén) [archaic], 黎庶 (líshù) [literary], 黎民 (límín) [literary], 黎首 (líshǒu) [archaic]

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  "lang_code": "zh",
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      ],
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        {
          "roman": "yībānrén",
          "word": "一般人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shìrén",
          "word": "世人"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "世間人"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "世间人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénshì",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "人士"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénmín",
          "word": "人民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénqún",
          "word": "人群"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénméng",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "人萌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "súrén",
          "word": "俗人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "súzǐ",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "俗子"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka"
          ],
          "word": "𫣆人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhàomín",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "兆民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gōngzhòng",
          "word": "公眾"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gōngzhòng",
          "word": "公众"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fánrén",
          "word": "凡人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fánfū",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "凡夫"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pǐfū",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "匹夫"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "四眾人"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Teochew"
          ],
          "word": "四众人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shìrén",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "士人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàzhòng",
          "word": "大眾"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dàzhòng",
          "word": "大众"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zǐmín",
          "tags": [
            "historical"
          ],
          "word": "子民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiārén",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "家人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bùyī",
          "tags": [
            "historical"
          ],
          "word": "布衣"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chángrén",
          "word": "常人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "píngrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "平人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "píngchángrén",
          "word": "平常人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "píngmín",
          "word": "平民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shùrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "庶人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shùmín",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "庶民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sīrén",
          "tags": [
            "Classical-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "斯人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pǔtōngrén",
          "word": "普通人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mínrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "民人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mínzhòng",
          "word": "民眾"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mínzhòng",
          "word": "民众"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhēngmín",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "烝民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "báiyī",
          "tags": [
            "historical"
          ],
          "word": "白衣"
        },
        {
          "roman": "báiyīrén",
          "tags": [
            "historical"
          ],
          "word": "白衣人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "báishēn",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "白身"
        },
        {
          "roman": "báishēnrén",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "白身人"
        },
        {
          "word": "百姓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhòngrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "眾人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhòngrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "众人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wànxìng",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "萬姓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wànxìng",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "万姓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qúnzhòng",
          "word": "群眾"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qúnzhòng",
          "word": "群众"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lǎobǎixìng",
          "word": "老百姓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "liángrén",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "良人"
        },
        {
          "english": "the worthless ordinary people",
          "roman": "cǎomín",
          "word": "草民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cǎojiān",
          "tags": [
            "Classical-Chinese",
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "草菅"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cǎoyě",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively",
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "草野"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "萌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yěrén",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "野人"
        },
        {
          "roman": "líshù",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "黎庶"
        },
        {
          "roman": "límín",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "黎民"
        },
        {
          "roman": "líshǒu",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "黎首"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánshǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kim⁴ sau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánshǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciánshǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-shou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-shǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyanshoou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньшоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹšou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kìhm sáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kim⁴ sau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kim⁴ seo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "黔首"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "So named because common people in ancient China supposedly wore black head coverings.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese terms with archaic senses",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "zh:Collectives",
        "zh:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "common people"
      ],
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        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) common people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánshǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kim⁴ sau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiánshǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciánshǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien²-shou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyán-shǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyanshoou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньшоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹšou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kìhm sáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kim⁴ sau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kim⁴ seo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiːm²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yībānrén",
      "word": "一般人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shìrén",
      "word": "世人"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "世間人"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "世间人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénshì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "人士"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénmín",
      "word": "人民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénqún",
      "word": "人群"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénméng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "人萌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "súrén",
      "word": "俗人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "súzǐ",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "俗子"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "𫣆人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhàomín",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "兆民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gōngzhòng",
      "word": "公眾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gōngzhòng",
      "word": "公众"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fánrén",
      "word": "凡人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fánfū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "凡夫"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pǐfū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "匹夫"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "四眾人"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "四众人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shìrén",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "士人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàzhòng",
      "word": "大眾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàzhòng",
      "word": "大众"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zǐmín",
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "word": "子民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiārén",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "家人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bùyī",
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "word": "布衣"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chángrén",
      "word": "常人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "píngrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "平人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "píngchángrén",
      "word": "平常人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "píngmín",
      "word": "平民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "庶人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shùmín",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "庶民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīrén",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "斯人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pǔtōngrén",
      "word": "普通人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mínrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "民人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mínzhòng",
      "word": "民眾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mínzhòng",
      "word": "民众"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēngmín",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "烝民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "báiyī",
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "word": "白衣"
    },
    {
      "roman": "báiyīrén",
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "word": "白衣人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "báishēn",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "白身"
    },
    {
      "roman": "báishēnrén",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "白身人"
    },
    {
      "word": "百姓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhòngrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "眾人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhòngrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "众人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wànxìng",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "萬姓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wànxìng",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "万姓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qúnzhòng",
      "word": "群眾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qúnzhòng",
      "word": "群众"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎobǎixìng",
      "word": "老百姓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "liángrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "良人"
    },
    {
      "english": "the worthless ordinary people",
      "roman": "cǎomín",
      "word": "草民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cǎojiān",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese",
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "草菅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cǎoyě",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "草野"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "萌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yěrén",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "野人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "líshù",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "黎庶"
    },
    {
      "roman": "límín",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "黎民"
    },
    {
      "roman": "líshǒu",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "黎首"
    }
  ],
  "word": "黔首"
}

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