a mean fellow of the marketplace

a mean fellow of the marketplace

Villain, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì J ǐ ngxi ǎ or é n, refers to the vulgar people in the city. It's from Ling Mengchu's the second moment of surprise.

The origin of Idioms

"Then Chen Dongyang is a villain who doesn't know the truth.

Idiom usage

Example "on Fan Li by Yao Nai in Qing Dynasty:" I think that Chuang Tzu is not a sage, and his narrow-minded mind is no different from that of ordinary people. " In the past, he whispered to those who respected ting'er'ru from the roadside: "that's why our fellow storytellers are as rich as they are today. Biography of Liu Jingting by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: a villain in the market

Dismantling idioms

Marketplace: ① market; marketplace: singing and dancing in marketplace | ten mile long street marketplace company. It also refers to cities and towns: there are white headed people who do not enter the market | market life. ② Merchants: the descendants of the marketplace, also can not be officials. Also refers to the city's vulgar stream: market gas, Huaiyin market laugh Hanxin, market scoundrel. Villain: an ancient term for a person of low status. Nowadays, it generally refers to the person with low character: mean person | Pro virtuous minister, far villain | gentleman means righteousness, villain means profit. ② The humble words of people with low status: villain is not talented | villain has a mother. ③ Kid: don't talk too much when you're around.