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白丁

Mandarin · pinyin bái dīng

(literary) commoner; unlearned person (in former times, one who had not obtained an official degree)
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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

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2–1 · bai2 ding1

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noun

(slang) ordinary person; average joe
(slang) illiterate person
(archaic) commoner without a national test certificate

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