巴は人じん

noun

resident of ancient Sichuan

Historical term for people of the ancient Ba region (modern Sichuan). Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの巴は人じんは、独どく特とくの文ぶん化かを持もっていたとされる。

  The ancient Ba people of China are said to have had a unique culture.

noun

bumpkin; yokel; uncultivated person

Derogatory term for a rustic or unsophisticated person. Likely derived from the historical sense, but now used as a general insult. Rare and literary.

• 彼かれは巴は人じんのように振ふる舞まうと言いわれた。

  He was said to behave like a bumpkin.