巴人下里 — “Popular”
巴人下里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Popular”. Unsophisticated art or literature, often referring to common or rustic works, as opposed to highbrow ones. Literally, “Ba people from the rustic countryside; Songs of the Ba people from the lower villages”.
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More idioms starting with 巴
- bā巴sān三lǎn揽sì四ramble on aimlessly
- bā巴sān三lǎn览sì四speak in a rambling, unfocused manner
- bā巴qián前suàn算hòu后think carefully before acting
- bā巴tóu头tàn探nǎo脑crane neck to peek stealthily
- bā巴shān山yè夜yǔ雨lonely night rain in Bashan
- bā巴shān山dù度lǐng岭climb mountains and cross ranges
- bā巴shān山shǔ蜀shuǐ水Sichuan's mountains and rivers
- bā巴shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
- bā巴bā巴jié劫jié劫anxiously eager or impatiently anticipating
- bā巴bā巴jí急jí急do reluctantly or hastily
- bā巴bā巴jiē结jiē结speak haltingly or with difficulty
- bā巴jie结gāo高zhī枝curry favor with influential people
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What does 巴人下里 mean?
巴人下里 (bā rén xià lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Popular”.
How do you pronounce 巴人下里?
巴人下里 is pronounced bā rén xià lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巴人下里 literally mean?
Literally, 巴人下里 means “Ba people from the rustic countryside; Songs of the Ba people from the lower villages”. It is used to mean “Popular”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巴人下里?
①即下里巴人。古代楚国流行的民间歌曲。用以称流俗的音乐。巴，古国名，在今四川东部一带，古为楚地。下里，乡里。②泛指粗俗的。