贱民

賤民
jiànmín
noun #24,988

Meanings

  1. 1 untouchable
  2. 2 outcast
  3. 3 pariah
  4. 4 low-caste people

Examples

Zài zhǒngxìng zhìdù zhōng, jiànmín chǔyú shèhuì zuì dǐcéng.
In the caste system, untouchables are at the very bottom of society.
Yìndù dúlì hòu, fǎlǜ shàng fèichúle duì jiànmín de qíshì.
After India's independence, discrimination against untouchables was legally abolished.

Tips

history
贱民 literally means 'lowly people'. In Chinese history, it referred to those with the lowest social status. Today it is most commonly used to refer to the Dalit (untouchable) caste in South Asian contexts.

Stroke Order

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mín