草根 [－－]

Jyutping cou2 gan1
Pinyin cǎo gēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. grass roots (lit. and fig.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    社會​中​收入​較​低​，​權力​唔​大​嘅​人
    grassroots
    • 草根階層
      草根阶层
      cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4
      grassroot class
    • 我哋呢啲草根出身嘅，邊度食得起啲咁奢侈嘅嘢吖！
      我哋呢啲草根出身嘅，边度食得起啲咁奢侈嘅嘢吖！
      ngo5 dei6 ni1 di1 cou2 gan1 ceot1 san1 ge3, bin1 dou6 sik6 dak1 hei2 di1 gam3 ce1 ci2 ge3 je5 aa1!
      Such luxurious meal cannot be afforded by grassroots like us.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    grass roots (people and society at the local (most basic) level)
    (syn.) 基层, 基層
  2. noun, Harbin, Mandarin
    grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
  3. noun, literally
    grass root
  4. adj, attributive
    grass-roots
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    草根阶层
    草根階層
    cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4
    • grassroot class
  2. Cantonese
    我哋呢啲草根出身嘅，边度食得起啲咁奢侈嘅嘢吖！
    我哋呢啲草根出身嘅，邊度食得起啲咁奢侈嘅嘢吖！
    ngo5 dei6 ni1 di1 cou2 gan1 ceot1 san1 ge3, bin1 dou6 sik6 dak1 hei2 di1 gam3 ce1 ci2 ge3 je5 aa1!
    • Such luxurious meal cannot be afforded by grassroots like us.
  3. Cantonese
    经济唔好，最受影响嘅就系草根阶层嚹。
    經濟唔好，最受影響嘅就係草根階層嚹。
    ging1 zai3 m4 hou2, zeoi3 sau6 jing2 hoeng2 ge3 zau6 hai6 cou2 gan1 gaai1 cang4 laa3.
    • The grassroot class is affected the most when the economy is bad.
  4. Cantonese
    草根阶层
    草根階層
    • grassroot; working class