下里巴人 xià lǐ bā rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]
  2. popular art forms (cf. 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[yang2 chun1 bai2 xue3], highbrow art forms)

CHARACTERS

下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane
巴 bā
HSK 5
greatly desire, anxiously hope
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else