鄙ひな人びと

also: ひじん · とひと

Meanings

1

countryfolk; villager; provincial

archaic

Archaic term for a person from the countryside, often with a nuance of rusticity. Cross-referenced with 田舎者.

See also: 田舎者

鄙ひな人びとは都みやこの暮くらしに憧あこがれていた。
The countryfolk longed for life in the capital.

2

greedy person; low-standing person; underclass

derogatoryarchaic

Only with reading ひじん

Archaic derogatory term for a person of low status or greedy character. Restricted to the reading ひじん.

古こ文ぶん書しょには、卑ひ人じんを戒いましめる記き述じゅつが見みられる。
In old documents, there are descriptions admonishing the greedy and lowly.