贱 (賤) jiàn

1. jiàn adjective mean; low; base
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 地位卑下的; for example, 低贱 'lowly and mean' (Guoyu '賤' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '賤' 2; Unihan '賤'; XHZD '贱' 3)
2. jiàn adjective cheap; worthless
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 价格低廉; for examlpe, 贱价 'lower than a reasonable price' (Guoyu '賤' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '賤' 1; Unihan '賤'; XHZD '贱' 1)
3. jiàn adjective humble
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: May be used in a self-deprecating context; in the sense of 谦称自己的; for example, 贱内 'my wife' (Guoyu '賤' adj 5; Kroll 2015 '賤' 5; XHZD '贱' 2)
4. jiàn adjective insignificant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '賤' 2a)
5. jiàn adjective poor; miserable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 贱骨头 'miserable wretch' (Guoyu '賤' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '賤' 3)
6. jiàn verb to disrespect; to mistreat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 看不起 (Guoyu '賤' v 1; Kroll 2015 '賤' 4)
7. jiàn verb to loath; to hate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 厌恶 (Guoyu '賤' v 2)
8. jiàn noun low status
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 地位低下 (Guoyu '賤' n 1)
9. jiàn proper noun Jian
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '賤' n 2)

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• 贵耳贱目(貴耳賤目) to trust one's ears rather than one's eyes
• 世间自然的法则 春花秋月是季节的美景 地水火风是宇宙的条件 江湖河海是大地的活力 人我是非是社会的现象 喜怒哀乐是感受的表情 悲欢离合是自然的状况 老病死生是生命的循环 善恶报应是因果的法则 贫富贵贱是人生的际遇 福禄寿喜是生存的愿望 功成名就是勤奋的成绩 瞋恨嫉妒是情绪的恶习 忠孝仁爱是伦理的要素 成住坏空是事物的无常 礼义廉耻是做人的根本 悲智愿行是修行的纲目 忍辱持戒是自我的要求 信解行证是行者的次第 惭愧忏悔是内心的净化 慈悲喜舍是菩萨的心肠(世間自然的法則 春花秋月是季節的美景 地水火風是宇宙的條件 江湖河海是大地的活力 人我是非是社會的現象 喜怒哀樂是感受的表情 悲歡離合是自然的狀況 老病死生是生命的循環 善惡報應是因果的法則 貧富貴賤是人生的際遇 福祿壽喜是生存的願望 功成名就是勤奮的成績 瞋恨嫉妒是情緒的惡習 忠孝仁愛是倫理的要素 成住壞空是事物的無常 禮義廉恥是做人的根本 悲智願行是修行的綱目 忍辱持戒是自我的要求 信解行證是行者的次第 慚愧懺悔是內心的淨化 慈悲喜捨是菩薩的心腸) The Law of Nature Spring flowers and autumn moon are splendors of the seasons. Earth, water, wind, and fire are elements of the universe. Rivers and oceans are vigors of the Earth. Gossip and conflicts are phenomena of society. Joy, anger, sadness, and happiness are expressions of emotions. Parting sorrows and joyful unions are a natural part of life. Old age, sickness, death, and rebirth are the cycle of life. Good and bad karmic retributions are the rules of cause and effect. Wealth and poverty are blessings of life. Happiness and good fortune are the basic goals in life. Success and fame are the results of hard work and dedication. Hatred and jealousy are the poisons of emotion. Loyalty, dutifulness, benevolence, and kindness are the pillars of ethics. Formation, abiding, deterioration, and extinction are impermanence. Propriety, justice, honesty, and honor are the basis of a human being. Compassion, wisdom, vow, and practice are the essence of attainment. Patience and precepts are ways of self-discipline. Faith, understanding, practice, and realization are steps of cultivation. Shame and repentance are the keys of mind-purification. Kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are the spirits of a bodhisattva.

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泼贱人 、 谷贱伤农 、 淫贱 、 贫贱 、 卑贱 、 安贱固穷 、 微贱 、 威尊命贱 、 不择贵贱 、 贵贱之差 、 贱人 、 低贱 、 贵贱无二 、 贱货 、 贱妾 、 贵贱高下 、 贱格 、 贵阳而贱阴 、 贱价 、 贵古贱今 、 贱称 、 贵远贱近 、 鄙贱 、 贫贱不能移 、 贵贱贤愚 、 贵贱 、 泼贱 、 亲疏贵贱 、 贱恶 、 贱骨头 、 贱卖 、 贵贱之别 、 大贱卖 、 价贱 、 轻贱 、 下贱 、 贱民 、 差贵贱 、 自轻自贱 、 贱内

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• Scroll 2: Truth in Life - Regrets in Life 卷二 生命的真諦 生命的缺憾 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 7 - Life's Brocade Pouch 《星雲法語7－人生的錦囊》 — count: 8
• Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - Poor and Rich, Noble and Lowly 卷一 思想津梁 貧富貴賤 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 8
• Scroll 2: The Four Essentials of Being Human - Four Things Counter to the Development of Moral Character 卷二 為人四要 進德四莫 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 7
• Scroll 3: The Essential Points of Understanding People - How to See People 卷三 識人之要 如何看人 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 6
• Scroll 1: What is on a Politician's Mind - Observing Value 卷一 政治人的胸懷 價值觀 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 9 - The Significance of Sticking out your Chest 《星雲法語9－挺胸的意味》 — count: 5
• Hsing Yun Diary 19 - A Heart-to-Heart Talk: May All Wishes Come True 星雲日記19～談心接心 心想事成(1992/9/16～1992/9/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 4
• Admonishment Maxims 警策格言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 3
• Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - Extreme Views 卷一 思想津梁 兩極的看法 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 3
• Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - The True Meaning of Respect 卷一 思想津梁 尊重的真義 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 3
• True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 3

Collocations

• 作贱 (作賤) 自我作賤是墮落之源 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 2: Encouraging Dilligence in Develop of Sincerity and Good Moral Character 第二冊 勵志敦品警惕 — count: 14
• 贱族 (賤族) 你這賤族 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 3: Protecting the Country and Guarding Buddhism 第三講‧護國衛教 — count: 10
• 子贱 (子賤) 孔子曾問宓子賤 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》, Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - The True Meaning of Respect 卷一 思想津梁 尊重的真義 — count: 9
• 一贱 (一賤) 一貴一賤 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》, Building Friendships 友誼的建立 — count: 7
• 贱视 (賤視) 比貧窮更為人所賤視 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 3 - A Magnanimous Life 《人間萬事3－豁達的人生》, Scroll 1: Life's Direction - Life's Crises 卷一　人生的方向 人生的危機 — count: 6
• 不能贱 (不能賤) 天不能賤 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 6 - An Uninvited Helper 星雲日記６～不請之友 不請之友(1990/8/1~8/15) — count: 4
• 贱种 (賤種) 都是人稱賤種的首陀羅 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》, Scroll 2: The Four Essentials of Being Human - The Four Most Frightening Things 卷二 為人四要 最怕四事 — count: 3
• 贱不肖 (賤不肖) 愚賤不肖 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humble Opinions on the Stages in Development of Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教階段性的發展芻議 — count: 3
• 人贱 (人賤) 而以人賤來看之 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》, Scroll 3: The Essential Points of Understanding People - How to See People 卷三 識人之要 如何看人 — count: 3
• 愚贱 (愚賤) 愚賤不肖 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humble Opinions on the Stages in Development of Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教階段性的發展芻議 — count: 3