怯憐戶
qiè​lián​hù

marginalized social class

  • created sense approved 怯怜户/怯憐戶 · qiè​lián​hù · marginalized social class — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怯怜户 / 怯憐戶

    qiè​lián​hù

    marginalized social class

    (historical) a marginalized social group or caste in traditional China, specifically referring to certain families in Zhejiang and Anhui provinces who were restricted to low-status occupations

    怯 (literal) → 怯 · qiè · timid 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity 户 (bound) → 户/戶 · hù · household

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