粵

寒hon4門mun4

simp寒门
hon4 mun4hán mén

English

  1. poor and humble family
  2. my family (humble)
  3. poor, underprivileged family

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 貧困、清寒嘅家庭出身

Examples

  • 上品無寒門,下品無士族。

    [ChatGPT]The upper class has no poor, the lower class has no nobility.

  • 寒門子弟

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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