Was street people a derogatory term in ancient times?

People in the street were derogatory terms in ancient times.

Meaning: refers to the bottom people living in the streets and lanes of the city. They are usually ordinary people engaged in street vendors or manual labor.

"Ordinary people" are often regarded as uneducated, inferior, vulgar and insignificant groups, as opposed to intellectuals and nobles. This word has obvious class discrimination and superiority in the society at that time and is not regarded as aristocratic status.

But in today's society, the meaning of the word "street people" has changed, no longer with obvious derogatory meaning, but refers to ordinary people who struggle for their livelihood in cities.

The origin of the idiom: Feng Ming Menglong's "History of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" back to the 35 th: "More than 300 people are ordinary people in Li Xiang, smiling obsequiously."

The antonym of ordinary people: poet, poet, poet.

First of all, the poet

Interpretation: Mo Ke: literati; Poet: Poet. Generally refers to the literati.

From: "To Xue Zhongcheng": "Poet Mo Ke, strive for a new article."

Dynasty: Tang.

Author: Han Yu.

Translation: Those literati wrote a new chapter to argue and ridicule.

For example, emperors, generals, poets, monks and hermits of all ages were named after these beautiful peaks, so there are 72 peaks.

Second, poets and writers.

Interpretation: Mo Ke: Literati. Generally refers to elegant literati.

From: The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, the first time: "How many poets and poets have been ridiculed by pavilions and bronze finches?"

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty.

Author: Chu Renhuo.

Translation: Pavilions, pavilions and bronze terraces have provoked many literati to laugh and ridicule.