贱

• ピンイン: jiàn
• 漢字の分解: 贱 = 贝 (shell/money) + 戋 (small) — low value

意味

安い；卑しい；下劣な

Has multiple related meanings: (1) low price (商品很贱), (2) lowly status (historically 贱民 meant lower castes), (3) despicable behavior. In modern slang, can be used self-deprecatingly or to tease friends. Can be quite offensive depending on context.

例文

1. 这种行为太贱了，根本不值得尊重。
2. 他总是贱嗖嗖的，喜欢占别人便宜。
3. 过去这种布料很贱，现在反而成了稀罕物。

使い方ガイド

場面: criticism, slang, everyday

トーン: negative

正しい言い方

• 他这人太贱了，别理他。(This guy is so despicable, don't bother with him.)
• 别那么贱，有点骨气好不好？(Don't be so pathetic, have some backbone, okay?)

避ける言い方

• 在正式场合用'贱'来侮辱人 (Don't use 贱 to insult people in formal settings — it's very offensive and vulgar; in professional contexts it's completely inappropriate)

起源と歴史

Originally depicted money or shells (贝) being divided (戋), indicating something of low value. Extended from low price to low status and moral character.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal