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贵贱

guì jiàn

2-character word Traditional 貴賤

What 贵贱 means

1. noble and lowly
2. high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism

The characters in 贵贱

• 贵guìexpensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank
• 贱jiàninexpensive; lowly; despicable

Words containing 贵贱

• 亲疏贵贱qīn shū guì jiànclose and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone; all possible relations

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