升斗小民

shēng dǒu xiǎo mín

Dictionary entry

(idiom) poor people; those who live from hand to mouth

What does 升斗小民 mean?

升斗小民 (shēng dǒu xiǎo mín) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) poor people; those who live from hand to mouth

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升shēngto ascend; to rise · to promote; to elevate 斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]小xiǎosmall · tiny 民Mínsurname Min

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升斗小民

shēng dǒu xiǎo mín

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