小人 [－－]

Jyutping siu2 jan4
Pinyin xiǎo rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. person of low social status (old)
  2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  3. nasty person
  4. vile character
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    品格​卑鄙​下流​嘅​人​；​喺​中​國​經​典​入​面​經​常​同​君子​對​比​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    villain; scoundrel; treacherous person; literally "little man"
    • 小人之心
      小人之心
      siu2 jan4 zi1 sam1
      unscrupulous mind
    • 陰險小人
      阴险小人
      jam1 him2 siu2 jan4
      treacherous person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    person of low position
  2. noun
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 小 (xiǎo), 人 (rén).
  3. noun
    scoundrel or villain
  4. noun, archaic
    small-minded person or person of low moral qualities
  5. noun, Mandarin, Wu, dialectal
    child; kid
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4569
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    小人物同样可以创造历史。
    小人物同樣可以創造歷史。
    xiǎo rén wù tóng yàng kě yǐ chuàng zào lì shǐ 。
    • Small timers can also create history.
  2. Mandarin
    跟小人说理，就如同对牛弹琴。
    跟小人說理，就如同對牛彈琴。
    gēn xiǎo rén shuō lǐ ， jiù rú tóng duì niú tán qín 。
    • Reasoning with a villain is pointless.
  3. Mandarin
    他是个卑鄙小人。
    他是個卑鄙小人。
    tā shì gè bēi bǐ xiǎo rén 。
    • He is a despicable person.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    先小人后君子，规矩点都要讲明嘅。
    先小人後君子，規矩點都要講明嘅。
    sin1 siu2 jan4 hau6 gwan1 zi2, kwai1 geoi2 dim2 dou1 jiu3 gong2 ming2 ge2.
    • Be a scoundrel before being a gentleman—we have to clearly state the ground rules first.
  2. Cantonese
    人哋而家系商界钜子又点会认得我哋呢啲小人物吖？
    人哋而家係商界鉅子又點會認得我哋呢啲小人物吖？
    jan4 dei6 ji4 gaa1 hai6 soeng1 gaai3 geoi6 zi2 jau6 dim2 wui5 jing6 dak1 ngo5 dei6 lei1 di1 siu2 jan4 mat2 aa1?
    • How will a tycoon like him know about small flies like us?
  3. Cantonese
    打小人
    打小人
    daa2 siu2 jan2
    • a form of sympathetic magic, particularly popular at the Spring solstice
  4. Cantonese
    原来同一个真小人合作都好过同冇sense嘅人做嘢。
    原來同一個真小人合作都好過同冇sense嘅人做嘢。
    jyun4 loi4 tung4 jat1 go3 zan1 siu2 jan4 hap6 zok3 dou1 hou2 gwo3 tung4 mou5 sen1 si2 ge3 jan4 zou6 je5.
    • Turns out it's better to work with someone depraved than someone without sense.
  5. Cantonese
    你呢个见利忘义嘅小人，居然为咗钱出卖我？
    你呢個見利忘義嘅小人，居然為咗錢出賣我？
    nei5 ni1 go3 gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6 ge3 siu2 jan4, geoi1 jin4 wai6 zo2 cin2 ceot1 maai6 ngo5?
    • How bad you are by betraying me for some extra benefits?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一副小人嘴脸
    一副小人嘴臉
    yī fù xiǎo rén zuǐ liǎn
    • a face (roughly, "a set of looks") with "villain" written all over it
  2. Mandarin
    小人并无别的缘故，求老爷恩典吧！
    小人並無別的緣故，求老爺恩典吧！
    xiǎo rén bìng wú bié de yuán gù ， qiú lǎo yé ēn diǎn ba ！
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