下里巴人

Chinese

		outskirts; suburbs	the Ba people
simp. and trad. (下里巴人)		下里	巴人

Etymology

Originally the name of the rustic folk songs in the state of Chu during the Warring States period.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàlǐbārén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàlǐbārén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàlǐbarén
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-li³-pa¹-jên²
  - Yale: syà-lǐ-bā-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahliibaren
  - Palladius: сялибажэнь (sjalibažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Idiom

下里巴人

vulgar or low-quality literature, music or art
(figurative) popular literature, music or art
(humble) one's own artwork or composition

Antonyms

陽春白雪／阳春白雪 (yángchūnbáixuě)

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