貧ひん賤せん

na-adjective, noun

poor and lowly; impoverished and humble

Describes a state of being both economically poor and socially low in status. Often used in literary or historical contexts.

• 彼かれは貧ひん賤せんの出でながら、努ど力りょくで身みを立たてた。

  Though he came from a poor and lowly background, he made a success of himself through hard work.

• 貧ひん賤せんの交まじわりは忘わすれがたい。

  Friendships formed in humble circumstances are hard to forget.