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Meaning of 俗

Pinyin sú

Radical

亻

Strokes

Definition

vulgar

Usage

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俗 [sú] 名 1. 社会上长期形成的风尚、礼节、习惯等。 [En.] Custom; long-established social customs, etiquette, and habits. 2. 大众化的，最通行的，习见的。 [En.] Popular; widely used and commonly seen. 3. 趣味不高的，令人讨厌的。 [En.] Mediocre; distasteful. 4. 凡世间，相对于仙佛僧道。 [En.] This mortal world, in contrast to the sacred and the ascetic. 名 1. 同本义 (长期形成的礼节、习惯) [En.] Custom. 2. 佛教称尘世间为俗，与出家相对。 [En.] In Buddhism, the mortal world (relative to monastic life). 3. 一般人;百姓。 [En.] Layman; common people. 形 1. 平凡;普通;一般。 [En.] Mediocre; plain; ordinary. 2. 庸俗，不雅，缺乏修养的。 [En.] Vulgar; unimpressive; lacking refinement. 3. 世俗。 [En.] Mundane. 4. 通俗，流行。 [En.] Popular; widely accepted. 动 1. 从其习俗。 [En.] Follow custom. 2. 厌烦，腻味。 [En.] Detest; to be tired of. 名 1. 【本义】: 风俗 [En.] Original meaning: customs. 2. 【造字法】: 形声。从人，谷声。 [En.] Character formation: phonetic and semantic components; follows the behavior of people, thus is related to '人' (human). 3. 引文及例： - 《说文》: 俗，习也。 [En.] "Custom" refers to practices. - 《周礼·大司徒》: 六曰以俗教安。 [En.] Teach stability through customs. - 《礼记·曲礼》: 入国而问俗。 [En.] Inquire about customs upon entering a state. 形 1. 俗手 (技艺、本领平庸的人) [En.] Common hand; someone with mediocre skills. 2. 俗物 (对世俗庸人的鄙称) [En.] Common objects; a derogatory term for the mundane. 3. 俗气，无聊。 [En.] Tacky; uninteresting. 动 1. 《荀子》: 上不循于乱世之君，下不俗于乱世之民。 [En.] "Higher ranks do not follow the confused rulers of a chaotic era, nor do the lower ranks follow the commoners." 2. 《红楼梦》: 若就是这句话呢，我们姑娘在时，我也跟着听俗了。 [En.] "If it’s just that phrase, I listened along too." (Note: Definitions and examples have been paraphrased for clarity.)

媚俗 mèi sú

to cater to the public's taste / kitsch / commercial

愤世嫉俗 fèn shì jí sú

to be cynical / to be embittered

庸俗化 yōng sú huà

debasement / vulgarization

凡俗 fán sú

lay (as opposed to clergy) / ordinary / commonplace

僧俗 sēng sú

laymen / laity

俗名 sú míng

vernacular name / lay name (of a priest)

风俗 fēng sú

social custom / CL:個|个[ge4]

民俗 mín sú

popular custom

通俗 tōng sú

common / everyday / average

俗语 sú yǔ

common saying / proverb / colloquial speech

不俗 bù sú

impressive / out of the ordinary

俗话说 sú huà shuō

as the proverb says / as they say...

庸俗 yōng sú

vulgar / tacky / tawdry

鄙俗 bǐ sú

vulgar / philistine

粗俗 cū sú

vulgar

俗家 sú jiā

layman / layperson / original home of a monk

俗话 sú huà

common saying / proverb

俚俗 lǐ sú

vulgar / unrefined / uncultured

惊世骇俗 jīng shì hài sú

universally shocking / to offend the whole of society

还俗 huán sú

to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)

婚俗 hūn sú

marriage custom / wedding customs

俗人 sú rén

common people / laity (i.e. not priests)

习俗 xí sú

custom / tradition / local tradition / convention

俗称 sú chēng

commonly referred to as / common term

世俗 shì sú

profane / secular / worldly

陋俗 lòu sú

undesirable customs