Jisho

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Noun
1. farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhandSensitive
  • ひゃくしょう百姓
  • さん
  • それ
  • 聞いて
  • よろこ喜ぶ
  • ちが違いない
The farmers must be happy to hear that.
Noun
2. farming
Noun
3. country bumpkin; yokelDerogatory
Noun
4. the common peopleSee also 百姓 ひゃくせい
Wikipedia definition
5. BaixingBaixing or lao baixing (老百姓; lit. "old hundred surnames") in Chinese means "ordinary folks", "the people", or "commoners. " The word Lao is used here as an adjective, which give it a warm and friendly touch. Chinese family names are patrilineal, passed from father to children. Chinese women, after marriage, typically retain their birth surname.
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