贵贱

Traditional form:

貴賤

Pinyin (reading):

guìjiàn

Definitions:

• noble and lowly
• high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism

Characters:

• 贵 - expensive, costly; valuable, precious
• 贱 - cheap, low, mean, worthless

Traditional characters:

• 貴 - expensive, costly; valuable, precious
• 賤 - cheap, low, mean, worthless