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 ㄅㄚ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàlǐbārén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄚ ㄖㄣˊ
    • 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

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

Antonyms

• 陽春白雪／阳春白雪 (yángchūnbáixuě)