贵贱 (guì jiàn) — the expensive and the cheap; items of all price levels; the noble and the humble; people of all social ranks; (regional, northern) in any case, anyway, no matter what
Definition
A paired noun covering two opposite poles: 'expensive vs. cheap' (things) or 'noble vs. humble' (people, especially in traditional/classical contexts). In northern speech it is also a fixed idiom meaning 'no matter what / in any case' (不论贵贱).
noun
the expensive and the cheapitems of all price levelsthe noble and the humblepeople of all social ranks(regional, northern) in any caseanywayno matter what
Examples
- 贵贱，。Shāng chǎng lǐ de shāng pǐn guì jiàn dōu yǒu, kàn nǐ xuǎn nǎ zhǒng.The mall has goods both expensive and cheap — it depends which you choose.
- ，贵贱。Gǔ rén rèn wéi hūn yīn yào jiǎng jiu mén dāng hù duì, bú lùn guì jiàn.Ancient people believed marriage should match family status, regardless of high or low rank.
- 贵贱，。Zhè shì guì jiàn dé nǐ qù zuò, bié rén zuò bù liǎo.This matter has to be handled by you no matter what — no one else can do it.
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