贱

• 병음: jiàn
• 한자 분석: 贱 = 贝 (shell/money) + 戋 (small) — low value

뜻

값싸다; 비열하고 천박하다

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: criticism, slang, everyday

어조: negative

올바른 표현

• 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?)

피해야 할 표현

• 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)

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal