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小人
xiǎorén
1.
person of low social status (old)
2.
I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
3.
nasty person
4.
vile character
Common • Top 7%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (8)
小人书
xiǎorénshū
children's picture story book
小人物
xiǎorénwù
nonentity
小人精
xiǎorénjīng
exceptionally bright kid
势利小人
shìlixiǎorén
snob
君子不计小人过
jūnzǐbùjìxiǎorénguò
see [[大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过<dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò>]]
大人不记小人过
dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚
jūnzitǎndàngdàng,xiǎorénchángqīqī
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,602 of 84,292