yě​rén

commoner

野人 yě​rén
commoner noun
a person of low social status or living in the countryside in ancient times

In that era, there was a distinct difference in social status between the 'yeren' (outlanders) and the 'guoren' (city dwellers).

savage noun
an uncivilized person or a legendary wild human-like creature

Legend has it that wild men haunt the Shennongjia forest area.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.19 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.59 per million

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