created sense approved 贱民/賤民 · jiànmín · underclass — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贱民 / 賤民
jiànmín
underclass
In old times, a derogatory term for people of the lowest social status; commoners at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
贱 (literal) → 贱/賤 · jiàn · lowly 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · person of a certain group
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 贱民/賤民 · jiànmín · dalit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贱民 / 賤民
jiànmín
dalit
A member of the lowest social group in India, falling outside the traditional caste system; an untouchable.
贱 (literal) → 贱/賤 · jiàn · lowly 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · person of a certain group
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition