"下里巴人" meaning in Chinese

See 下里巴人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiàlǐbārén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], xiàlǐbārén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siàlǐbarén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsia⁴-li³-pa¹-jên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syà-lǐ-bā-rén [Mandarin, Yale], shiahliibaren [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сялибажэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], sjalibažɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: Originally the name of the rustic folk songs in the state of Chu during the Warring States period. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 下里巴人
  1. vulgar or low-quality literature, music or art Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-下里巴人-zh-phrase-2RMDLOnN
  2. (figurative) popular literature, music or art Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-下里巴人-zh-phrase-txLRZncm
  3. (humble) one's own artwork or composition Tags: humble, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-下里巴人-zh-phrase-c9A1TH7Q Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 27 0 73 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 35 5 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 15 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 93
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yángchūnbáixuě",
      "word": "陽春白雪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yángchūnbáixuě",
      "word": "阳春白雪"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Originally the name of the rustic folk songs in the state of Chu during the Warring States period.",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "vulgar or low-quality literature, music or art"
      ],
      "id": "en-下里巴人-zh-phrase-2RMDLOnN",
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          "low-quality",
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      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "popular literature, music or art"
      ],
      "id": "en-下里巴人-zh-phrase-txLRZncm",
      "links": [
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          "literature",
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
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          "art",
          "art"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) popular literature, music or art"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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          "_dis": "35 5 60",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "26 15 59",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "7 0 93",
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          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "one's own artwork or composition"
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          "artwork",
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        "(humble) one's own artwork or composition"
      ],
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐbārén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐbārén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàlǐbarén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-li³-pa¹-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-lǐ-bā-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahliibaren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сялибажэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjalibažɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Chu (state)"
  ],
  "word": "下里巴人"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yángchūnbáixuě",
      "word": "陽春白雪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yángchūnbáixuě",
      "word": "阳春白雪"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Chinese chengyu",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese idioms",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 下",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 巴",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 里",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Originally the name of the rustic folk songs in the state of Chu during the Warring States period.",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      ],
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          "low-quality",
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      "links": [
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          "literature",
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        ],
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          "music",
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        ],
        [
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) popular literature, music or art"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Chinese humble terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one's own artwork or composition"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "artwork",
          "artwork"
        ],
        [
          "composition",
          "composition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humble) one's own artwork or composition"
      ],
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        "humble",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐbārén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚ ㄖㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàlǐbārén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàlǐbarén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-li³-pa¹-jên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-lǐ-bā-rén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahliibaren"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сялибажэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjalibažɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
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    "Chu (state)"
  ],
  "word": "下里巴人"
}

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