粵

寒hon4微mei4

hon4 mei4hán wēi

English

  1. of humble origin
  2. of humble origins; of low social and economic status

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 地位低下,家境貧窮(比較多喺書面語見到)

Examples

  • 出身寒微

    to have a humble origin

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

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