貴賤

See also: 貴賎 and 贵贱

Chinese

		expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious	inexpensive; lowly
trad. (貴賤)		貴	賤
simp. (贵贱)		贵	贱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui-chhien
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kùi-chiān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guìjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèijiàn
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: gwèi-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyjiann
  - Palladius: гуйцзянь (gujczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-chhien
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui qien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴ qian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-chiān
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-tsiān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuiecien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn³³/

Noun

貴賤

(formal) superiority and inferiority (i.e. aristocrat or plebeian, rich or poor, etc.); social status
人人平等，沒有什麼高低貴賤之分。 [MSC, trad.]
人人平等，没有什么高低贵贱之分。 [MSC, simp.]
Rénrén píngděng, méiyǒu shénme gāodī guìjiàn zhī fēn. [Pinyin]
Everyone is equal — there is no such thing as superiority or inferiority of social status.
(formal) value of something (i.e. precious or cheap)

Synonyms

(superiority and inferiority): 高低 (gāodī)

Conjunction

貴賤

(colloquial) in any case; regardless; in any event; anyway; anyhow

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貴	賤
き Grade: 6	せん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
貴賎

Etymology

From 貴 (ki, "valuable", "superior") + 賤 (sen, "valueless", "inferior").

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きせん [kìséꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
(Tokyo) きせん [kìséń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲisẽ̞ɴ]

(Kyoto) きせん [kíséń] (Kōki – [0])^[1]

Noun

貴(き)賤(せん) • (kisen)

valuable and valueless
high-ranking and low-ranking; superiority and inferiority
1. noble and plebeian

Related terms

上下(じょうげ) (jōge)
高低(こうてい) (kōtei)
高卑(こうひ) (kōhi)
(valuable and valueless): 軽重(けいちょう) (keichō)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “き‐せん【貴賤】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here