贱骨头 — Chinese Idiom
贱骨头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a contemptible person who lacks self-respect, gratitude, or is ungrateful; a worthless and spineless individual”.
贱骨头 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贱骨头 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 贱骨头
Jia Lian secretly married You Erjie. Wang Xifeng, his primary wife, pretended to be welcoming and brought You Erjie back to the Rongguo Mansion, secretly plotting against her.
Around this time, Jia She, Jia Lian's father, bestowed his maid Qiu Tong upon Jia Lian as a concubine.
Qiu Tong, full of jealousy, could not tolerate You Erjie and soon complained to Grandmother Jia.
Without thoroughly investigating, Grandmother Jia sighed, "Feng Yatou (Wang Xifeng) meant well for her, yet she (You Erjie) is so contentious and jealous. What a contemptible wretch (jian gutou)!" She was implying that You Erjie was ungrateful despite Wang Xifeng's supposed kindness, showing a lack of self-respect or understanding of good intentions.
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What does 贱骨头 mean?
贱骨头 (jiàn gǔ tou) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a contemptible person who lacks self-respect, gratitude, or is ungrateful; a worthless and spineless individual”.
How do you pronounce 贱骨头?
贱骨头 is pronounced jiàn gǔ tou in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 贱骨头 come from?
贱骨头 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 贱骨头?
指不自尊、不知羞耻或不知好歹的人