白丁 bái dīng — a commoner of no rank; an unlettered person

白丁
bái dīng

Characters: 白 · 丁

Definitions

  1. a commoner of no rank; an unlettered person

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (literary) commoner
  2. unlearned person (in former times, one who had not obtained an official degree)
  3. (old) temporary conscript

zdic(汉典)

  1. 没有取得功名的平民
  2. 平民。也指临时征集的无军籍的壮丁

Examples

  • 他原为一介白丁。

    He was originally a commoner of no rank.

  • 谈笑有鸿儒，往来无白丁。

    Among those who converse are learned scholars, never any ignoramuses.