Definition
侩 appears only in the word 市侩, which describes a vulgar, self-seeking, philistine person — someone obsessed with profit and lacking refinement. It is not used independently in modern Chinese. Think of it as a bound morpheme (b.f.) that combines with 市 to form this derogatory term.
b.f.
(bound morpheme) vulgarphilistineprofit-minded (only in 市侩)
Examples
- ，。Tā shì yí ge diǎnxíng de shìkuài, zhǐ guānxīn qián.He is a typical philistine who only cares about money.
- 。Shìkuài zuòfēng ràng rén hěn fǎngǎn.That philistine attitude really turns people off.
- 。Wǒ bù xiǎng biàn de nàme shìkuài.I don't want to become that vulgar and profit-driven.
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