白丁儿
Mandarin
| simpl. | 白丁儿 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 白丁兒 | |
Etymology
Literally, a "white man".
Noun
白丁儿 (simplified, Pinyin báidīngr)
- (archaic) a commoner without a national test certificate
- (slang) an illiterate person
- (slang) an ordinary person; an average joe
Synonyms
References
- 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说：中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2:
- "白丁" (in English/Chinese), nciku.com. URL accessed on 2009-09-19.