小人  xiǎo rén OC: smewʔ njin MC: siɛu ȵin 96 AttributionsWD

Xiǎo rén 小人 (ant. jūn zǐ 君子) is a term of moral or personal appraisal and refers to a person of minor worth or of no moral merit.

Word relations
• Ant: 君子/GENTLEMAN Jūn zǐ 君子 can focus on nobility of birth and social status. 8 Attributions
• Ant: 大人/OFFICIAL2 Attributions
• Oppos: 君子/GOOD Jūn zǐ 君子 (ant. xiǎo rén 小人 "petty man") refers to high moral qualities, especially in men. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPabconceptthe concept of a petty person0 Attributions
• NPabconceptbeing a gentlemanCH1 Attribution
• NPindefinitean ordinary person3 Attributions
• NPmoralmorally inferior person (not necessarily of low status): petty manCH1 Attribution
• NPnonreferentialperson of low social status or moral quality, petty man32 Attributions
• NPpluralperson of ordinary low status, close to 庶人42 Attributions
• NPpost-V{NUM}ordinary people1 Attribution
• NP{PRED}be just an ordinary person; be morally petty14 Attributions
• VPisocialbelong the the lower classes; be of ordinary calibre 小人哉！2 Attributions

匹夫  pǐ fū OC: phid pa MC: phit pi̯o 45 AttributionsWD

Pǐ fū 匹夫 (ant. jūn zǐ 君子 "gentleman; freeman") and the rarer xì rén 細人 is a purely sociological term referring to a person without public office.

Word relations
• Ant: 君子/GENTLEMAN Jūn zǐ 君子 can focus on nobility of birth and social status.
• Ant: 天子/KING Tiān zǐ 天子refers to the Son of Heaven recognised as the ritual leader of all kings, and the word is currently used in a non-referential generic abstract sense. 1 Attribution
• Assoc: 匹婦/ORDINARY1 Attribution
• Oppos: 人主/RULER3 Attributions
• Oppos: 國君/RULER1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPadNab{ACT}ordinary and vulgar (action)3 Attributions
• NPadNN=humof ordinary social status; characteristic of a person of low social status2 Attributions
• NPadVlike an ordinary man; appropriate to an ordinary man1 Attribution
• NPindefinitean ordinary person32 Attributions
• NP{vadN}ordinary person1 Attribution
• NP{vadN}nonreferentialyeoman; ordinary person (who cannot by law have secondary wives and lives only with his pǐfù 匹婦 'ordinary wife')6 Attributions

眾人  zhòng rén OC: tjuŋs njin MC: tɕuŋ ȵin
衆人  zhōng rén OC: tjuŋ njin MC: tɕuŋ ȵin 39 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Oppos: 賢者/TALENT1 Attribution
• Oppos: 君子/GOOD Jūn zǐ 君子 (ant. xiǎo rén 小人 "petty man") refers to high moral qualities, especially in men. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPabconceptthe concept of an ordinary person0 Attributions
• NPadVreference=objectlike an ordinary person5 Attributions
• NPadVreference=subjectlike a commonerCH1 Attribution
• NPfigurativethe hoi polloi; intellectually ordinary people (who may be of considerable social status); a vulgar uneducated person (not necessarily plural!)14 Attributions
• NPpluralthe ordinary people, the (ignorant) masses; the ordinary people around18 Attributions
• NP{PRED}be just an unremarkable ordinary person1 Attribution

凡夫  fán fū OC: blom pa MC: bi̯ɐm pi̯o 24 AttributionsWD

ordinary person

Word relations
• Ant: 聖人/HERO1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPcommon person; commoner; ordinary person (as opposed to the saint)14 Attributions
• NPadNprobably only used like this to fill in four-character phrases: ordinary (person)10 Attributions

世人  shì rén OC: lʰebs njin MC: ɕiɛi ȵin 15 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPpluralordinary people of this world15 Attributions

中  zhōng OC: krluŋ MC: ʈuŋ 12 AttributionsWD

Zhōng 中 (ant. yōu 優 "excellent") refers specifically to mediocrity.

Syntactic words
• nadNmediocre; ordinary; middling9 Attributions
• nadVordinarily (long-lived); average1 Attribution
• v[adN]a person who is only mediocre2 Attributions
• vibe mediocre??0 Attributions

庸  yōng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 11 AttributionsWD

Yōng 庸 (ant. tè 特 "of special distinction") refers to what is regularly met and not unexpected, and the word focusses on that this does not distinguish itself through any positive features.

Word relations
• Contrast: 常/COMMON Cháng 常 (ant. guài 怪 "extraordinary") refers to what is regularly met and not unexpected.
• Contrast: 恆 / 恆恒/ORDINARY

Syntactic words
• v[adN]nonreferentialthose who are mediocre > the mediocre, the average people1 Attribution
• vadNmediocre, unremarkable; perfectly ordinary10 Attributions

粗  cū OC: skhaa MC: tshuo̝
麤  cū OC: tshaa MC: tshuo̝ 10 AttributionsWD

Cū 粗 (ant. jīng 精 "exquisitely civilised") refers to ordinariness as absence of cultural polish.

Syntactic words
• nZZ 4.136: plain cuisine0 Attributions
• nsubjectsomething ordinary and unpolished1 Attribution
• v[adN]something coarse and vulgar2 Attributions
• vadNcoarse, crude, unpolished; uncouth0 Attributions
• vifigurativecoarse and vulgar; be uncouth7 Attributions

常  cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 7 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Ant: 異/DIFFERENT The dominant general term for difference is yì 異 (ant. tóng 同 "be the same"). 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vadNordinary, unembellished; standard; customary; run of the mill; undistinguished7 Attributions

凡  fán OC: blom MC: bi̯ɐm 5 AttributionsWD

The current general word for "ordinary" is fán 凡 (ant. qí 奇 "remarkable").

Word relations
• Ant: 奇/STRANGE Qí 奇 (ant. fán 凡 "perfectly ordinary") refers to the positive quality of being remarkable and unusual.
• Ant: 聖/WISE Shèng 聖 (ant. yōng 庸 "mediocre") refers to supreme sagehood and perfection of character. 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nabsubjectwhat is ordinary > the profane, the secular1 Attribution
• vadNordinary, common1 Attribution
• vadVordinarilyCH1 Attribution
• vibe ordinary; be common2 Attributions

細人  xì rén OC: snɯɯs njin MC: sei ȵin 5 AttributionsWD

Pǐ fū 匹夫 (ant. jūn zǐ 君子 "gentleman; freeman") and the rarer xì rén 細人 is a purely sociological term referring to a person without public office.

Syntactic words
• NPpetty men (versus 大人)CH1 Attribution
• NPnonreferentialordinary person3 Attributions
• NP{PRED}be petty fellows, be a petty man; American: be pecayuneCH1 Attribution

一夫  yī fū OC: qliɡ pa MC: ʔit pi̯o 4 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NP=Nprappositionordinary man NprDS1 Attribution
• NPindefiniteordinary person3 Attributions

俗人  sú rén OC: sɢloɡ njin MC: zi̯ok ȵin 4 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Oppos: 我/EGO Wǒ 我 is contrastive and emphatic by Warring States times (in OBI it was not yet in opposition to wú 吾 and was the standard unmarked pronoun during earlier stages of the language). The word freely occurs in subject, mofifying, and object position and often has an idiomatic meaning like "I for my part" and the formal slightly depersonalised "our party". NB: The word also serves as an impersonal pronoun meaning "one", German man, French on. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPnonreferentialordinary vulgar person4 Attributions

庶  shù OC: qhljaɡs MC: ɕi̯ɤ 3 AttributionsWD

Shù 庶 (ant. zhēn 珍 "extraordinarily precious") refers to kinds of persons that there are very many of.

Word relations
• Ant: 嫡 / 適/HEIR Dí 嫡/適 (ant. shù 庶 "offspring by a woman other than one's main wife") emphasises the legitimacy of the succession. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• nsubject=pluralordinary people1 Attribution
• v[adN]N=huma commoner2 Attributions
• vadNordinary0 Attributions

細  xì OC: snɯɯs MC: sei 3 AttributionsWD

Xì 細 (ant. kuí 魁 "great, towering") refers to ordinariness as absence of real power or significance.

Word relations
• Ant: 大/GREAT Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• v[adN]nonreferentialinsignificant person0 Attributions
• vadNslight, of no moral or intellectual significance; trifling, petty3 Attributions

傭  yōng MC: yowng OC: k-loŋLZ 3 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vadNordinaryLZ3 Attributions

恆  héng OC: ɡɯɯŋ MC: ɦəŋ
恆恒  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 2 AttributionsWD

Word relations

Syntactic words
• vadNordinary2 Attributions
• vadVstandardly, normally, as a rule0 Attributions

時  shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• nadNordinary1 Attribution
• nadVnormally1 Attribution

齊  qí OC: dziil MC: dzei 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vadNegalitarian; ordinary1 Attribution
• vibe egalitarian??1 Attribution

中人  zhōng rén OC: krluŋ njin MC: ʈuŋ ȵin 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPfigurativemediocre person2 Attributions

凡人  fán rén OC: blom njin MC: bi̯ɐm ȵin 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPvulgar person2 Attributions

尋常  xún cháng OC: ljum djaŋ MC: zim dʑi̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNfrequently [encountered] > ordinary, regular2 Attributions

罷  pí MC: bje  OC: bral CH 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• v[adN]the ordinary ones, those of less talentLZ1 Attribution
• vibe ordinary, be of ordinary talent and worthCH1 Attribution

散  sǎn OC: sqaanʔ MC: sɑn 1 AttributionWD

Sǎn 散 (ant. jīng 精 "exquisite") refers to what can make no claim for special attention.

Syntactic words
• vadNordinary, of no special distinction whatsoever, run-of-the-mill1 Attribution

族  zú OC: sɡooɡ MC: dzuk 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadNrun of the mill, middling; less than extraordinary1 Attribution

碌  lù OC: b-rooɡ MC: luk 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadNfigurativelike an oridinary stone > ordinary, mediocre, regular0 Attributions
• vi.redordinary1 Attribution

中皇  zhōng huáng OC: krluŋ ɡʷaaŋ MC: ʈuŋ ɦɑŋ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNof ordinary excellence, of middle excellence, medium majestic1 Attribution

匹婦  pǐ fù OC: phid buʔ MC: phit bɨu 1 AttributionWD

Word relations
• Assoc: 匹夫/ORDINARY Pǐ fū 匹夫 (ant. jūn zǐ 君子 "gentleman; freeman") and the rarer xì rén 細人 is a purely sociological term referring to a person without public office. 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPindefinitean ordinary woman1 Attribution

取次  qǔ cì OC: skhoʔ snʰis MC: tshi̯o tshi 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadVcolloquialTang colloquial: ordinarily, regularly, usually, as a habit, just, by all means (BIANWEN, Tang poetry)1 Attribution

日用  rì yòng OC: mljiɡ k-loŋs MC: ȵit ji̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNused daily > ordinary, common, regular (JINGDECHUANDENGLU: 日用事 'everyday matter, regular matter, ordinary activity') This word is of rather late origina0 Attributions
• VPadVordinarily, in the daily activities, commonly1 Attribution

群子  qún zǐ OC: ɡlun sklɯʔ MC: gi̯un tsɨ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• NPnonreferentialthe hoi polloi, ordinary people of some kind1 Attribution

白  bái OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadNordinary; common; undistinguished; unadorned1 Attribution

仄  zè MC: tsrik OC: tsrɯɡCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadNperfectly ordinaryCH1 Attribution

仄陋  zè lòu MC: tsrik -- OC: tsrɯɡ --CH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNself-deprecatory: perfectly ordinaryCH1 Attribution

常人  cháng rén MC: dzyang nyin OC: djaŋ njinCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• NPnon-referential: an ordinary personCH1 Attribution

中庸  zhōng yōng MC: trjuwng yowng OC: krluŋ k-loŋLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNmediocreLZ1 Attribution

諸  zhū MC: tsyo OC: kljaVK 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• padN(only) one of the set of NVK1 Attribution

微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 0 AttributionsWD

Wēi 微 (ant. jù 巨 "great") refers to relative slightness or insignificance without negative overtones.

Syntactic words
• viinsignificant0 Attributions

不仁  bù rén OC: pɯʔ njin MC: pi̯ut ȵin 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VP[adN]less than good0 Attributions

中士  zhōng shì OC: krluŋ dzrɯʔ MC: ʈuŋ ɖʐɨ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPordinary vulgar men of some education0 Attributions

  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vibe ordinary, be of ordinary talent and worthCH0 Attributions