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; Mathews 1931 '賤', p. 120; 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; Mathews 1931 '賤', p. 120; 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; Mathews 1931 '賤', p. 120)
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)
10. jiàn adjective base; nīca
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nīca, Japanese: sen, or: zen (BCSD '賤', p. 1113; MW 'nīca'; Unihan '賤')

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• 以今世人轻贱(以今世人輕賤) through being despised they will in this life
• 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.
• 诸余贫贱之家(諸餘貧賤之家) other low class families
• 贵耳贱目(貴耳賤目) to trust one's ears rather than one's eyes

Also contained in

微贱 、 贵阳而贱阴 、 贱行 、 贱业 、 价贱 、 威尊命贱 、 贱事 、 贱人 、 贱儒 、 自轻自贱 、 贱子 、 卑贱 、 贵古贱今 、 贵贱 、 贱内 、 轻贱 、 下贱 、 贱恶 、 贫贱 、 贵贱贤愚 、 贱体 、 贵贱无二 、 不择贵贱 、 差贵贱 、 泼贱人 、 大贱卖 、 贱坯 、 作贱 、 贵贱之别 、 贱卖 、 低贱 、 谷贱伤农 、 贱妾 、 贫贱生活 、 安贱固穷 、 泼贱 、 贱物 、 贱格 、 贱价 、 贵远贱近 、 贱息 、 淫贱 、 亲疏贵贱 、 贱丈夫 、 贵贱之差 、 贱相 、 贱民

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 21 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 11 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 10
• Scroll 38 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 10 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 9
• Scroll 10 Mūlasarvāstivādabhikṣuṇīvinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Bi Chu Ni Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部苾芻尼毘奈耶 — count: 9
• Scroll 22 Mūlasarvāstivādavinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶 — count: 9
• Scroll 24 Mūlasarvāstivādavinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶 — count: 9
• Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 9
• Scroll 19 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 8 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 6 Samantapāsādikā (Shan Jian Lu Pi Po Sha) 善見律毘婆沙 — count: 8

Collocations

• 薄贱 (薄賤) 憎惡薄賤 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 23
• 恶贱 (惡賤) 心生惡賤 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 16
• 余下贱 (餘下賤) 必生餘下賤妓樂神中 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 11
• 丰贱 (豐賤) 穀米豐賤 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
• 平贱 (平賤) 五穀平賤 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 9
• 生下贱 (生下賤) 應生下賤家 — Da Zhuangyan Lun Jing (Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā) 大莊嚴論經, Scroll 6 — count: 8
• 贱妓乐 (賤妓樂) 必生餘下賤妓樂神中 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 8
• 贱家 (賤家) 如是比餘下賤家 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 53 — count: 7
• 贱畜 (賤畜) 雖身為賤畜 — Sutra on the Deer Mother (Lu Mu Jing) 鹿母經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 贱身 (賤身) 稟受賤身不閑禮儀 — Yuye Jing 玉耶經, Scroll 1 — count: 5