賤 [贱]

Jyutping zin6
Pinyin jiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. inexpensive
  2. lowly
  3. despicable
  4. (bound form) (humble) my
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Bitchy; (abusive language)/Despicable; 2. Vile
  2. inexpensive/lowly/cheap/worthless/of inferor status/despicable/contemptible/to despise/humble/my (in a self-deprecatory / humble manner)/menial/unreasonably cheap
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​人​品格​差劣​，​卑鄙​下流​，​或​言行​上​對​人​刻薄
    despicable; contemptible; detestable; mean; of bad morals
    • 乜得你把口咁賤㗎！
      乜得你把口咁贱㗎！
      mat1 dak1 nei5 baa2 hau2 gam3 zin6 gaa3!
      How can you be so mean?
    • 嗰啲賤人唔抵可憐！
      𠮶啲贱人唔抵可怜！
      go2 di1 zin6 jan4 m4 dai2 ho2 lin4!
      These detestable people are not worthy of pity.
  2. 形容詞
    形容​人​地位​低下
    menial; lowly; humble; dirty
    • 賤民
      贱民
      zin6 man4
      pariah
    • 喺香港打工賤過做狗。
      喺香港打工贱过做狗。
      hai2 hoeng1 gong2 daa2 gung1 zin6 gwo3 zou6 gau2.
      Being employed in Hong Kong is worse than being a dog.
  3. 形容詞
    形容​貨品​價錢​低到​一個​唔​合理​嘅​地步
    unreasonably cheap
    • 賤賣
      贱卖
      zin6 maai6
      to sell at an inordinately low price
    • 你啲貨賣到咁賤，即係頂爛市啫！
      你啲货卖到咁贱，即系顶烂市啫！
      nei5 di1 fo3 maai6 dou3 gam3 zin6, zik1 hai6 ding2 laan6 si5 ze1!
      The price you set on your goods are so low that you're driving people out of business!
    • 佢原本打算炒手機，結果變蟹，唯有半價賤賣。
      佢原本打算炒手机，结果变蟹，唯有半价贱卖。
      keoi5 jyun4 bun2 daa2 syun3 caau2 sau2 gei1, git3 gwo2 bin3 haai5, wai4 jau5 bun3 gaa3 zin6 maai6.
      He intended to flip mobile phones for a profit, but got caught in a price crash. He ended up selling his stockpile at half price.
  4. 詞綴、舊式
    自謙用​語​嘅​前​綴
    (prefix) a self-deprecating way to refer to oneself or one's own
    • 賤內
      贱内
      zin6 noi6
      my humble wife
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    bad; inferior; poor
  2. character
    to hate; to detest
  3. character
    to look down upon; to despise
  4. character
    cheap; inexpensive
  5. character, humble
    my
  6. character
    lowly; low-ranking; poor; plebeian
  7. character
    a surname
  8. character, Min
    naughty; restless
  9. character
    mean; base; despicable; obnoxious
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. mean, low
  2. cheap, worthless
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    BCII
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    XBOIJ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2019
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #390
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    富贵不能迷乱他的思想，贫贱不能改变他的操守，威武不能压服他的意志，这就是大丈夫的本分。
    富貴不能迷亂他的思想，貧賤不能改變他的操守，威武不能壓服他的意志，這就是大丈夫的本分。
    fù guì bù néng mí luàn tā de sī xiǎng ， pín jiàn bù néng gǎi biàn tā de cāo shǒu ， wēi wǔ bù néng yā fú tā de yì zhì ， zhè jiù shì dà zhàng fu de běn fèn 。
    • Wealth could not muddle his thoughts, poverty could not change his integrity, force could not oppress his will, this is what it means to be a man.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢条友讲嘢冇次算数，搏人懵，正一贱人嚟。
    呢條友講嘢冇次算數，搏人懵，正一賤人嚟。
    ni1 tiu4 jau2 gong2 je5 mou5 ci3 syun3 sou3, bok3 jan4 mung2, zing3 jat1 zin6 jan4 lei4.
    • This dude never keeps his word but only takes advantage of others. What a bastard!
  2. Cantonese
    世纪贱男
    世紀賤男
    sai3 gei2 zin6 naam4
    • The biggest douche of the century
  3. Cantonese
    贫贱夫妻百事哀
    貧賤夫妻百事哀
    pan4 zin6 fu1 cai1 baak3 si6 oi1
    • The poor husband and wife have a tough life.
  4. Cantonese
    贱骨头
    賤骨頭
    • x
  5. Cantonese
    攞嚟贱
    攞嚟賤
    lo2 lai4 zin6
    • causing one's own indignity
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    贱狗
    賤狗
    zin6 gau2
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    哎呦！可有人治治这个贱货了！
    哎呦！可有人治治這個賤貨了！
    āi you ！ kě yǒu rén zhì zhi zhè ge jiàn huò le ！
    • Ah! Finally there is someone to teach this nasty person a lesson!
  2. Mandarin
    闽人酷重男色，无论贵贱妍媸，各以其类相结：长者为契兄，少者为契弟。
    閩人酷重男色，無論貴賤妍媸，各以其類相結：長者為契兄，少者為契弟。
    mǐn rén kù zhòng nán sè ， wú lùn guì jiàn yán chī ， gè yǐ qí lèi xiàng jié ： cháng zhě wèi qì xiōng ， shào zhě wèi qì dì ．
    • 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".
  3. 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.