下里巴人 — “Popular and unsophisticated literature or art”
下里巴人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Popular and unsophisticated literature or art”. Appealing to the common people. Literally, “Rustic songs from Xia Li and Ba Ren”.
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他的作品风格更偏向于下里巴人，深受大众喜爱。
His works lean more towards popular and unsophisticated art, and are deeply loved by the general public.
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- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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What does 下里巴人 mean?
下里巴人 (xià lǐ bā rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Popular and unsophisticated literature or art”.
How do you pronounce 下里巴人?
下里巴人 is pronounced xià lǐ bā rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下里巴人 literally mean?
Literally, 下里巴人 means “Rustic songs from Xia Li and Ba Ren”. It is used to mean “Popular and unsophisticated literature or art”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下里巴人?
原指战国时代楚国民间流行的一种歌曲。比喻通俗的文学艺术。