粵

貧pan4賤zin6

simp贫贱
pan4 zin6pín jiàn

English

  1. poor and lowly
  2. poor and lowly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 窮、身分地位低

Examples

  • 富贵不能迷乱他的思想,贫贱不能改变他的操守,威武不能压服他的意志,这就是大丈夫的本分。

    Wealth could not muddle his thoughts, poverty could not change his integrity, force could not oppress his will, this is what it means to be a man.

    Tatoeba · dericteng CC BY

  • 貧賤夫妻百事哀

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

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