升斗小民 in English sheng1 dou3 xiao3 min2 Meaning

Meanings

• poor people (idiomatic expression)
• those who live from hand to mouth

Pinyin

sheng1 dou3 xiao3 min2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

升sheng1to ascend 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] 小xiao3small 民min2surname Min