high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, formal
superiority and inferiority (i.e. aristocrat or plebeian, rich or poor, etc.); social status (syn.) 高低
人人平等,沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。
人人平等,没有什么高低贵贱之分。
rén rén píng děng , méi yǒu shén me gāo dī guì jiàn zhī fēn . Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.
noun, formal
value of something (i.e. precious or cheap)
conj, colloquial
in any case; regardless; in any event; anyway; anyhow
The Fujianese take male-male eroticism very seriously. Regardless of his social standing, each man bonds with another man of his own social class; the older one is known as the "sworn older brother" and the younger one is known as the "sworn younger brother".
Mandarin
人人平等,没有什么高低贵贱之分。
人人平等,沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。
rén rén píng děng , méi yǒu shén me gāo dī guì jiàn zhī fēn .
Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.