Chinese

Noun

黎庶

1. (literary) ordinary citizens; common folk

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 黎庶 ‎(lej syo^H, literally “black [in reference to black hair: i.e. bareheaded, i.e. not nobility] + commoner”). Compare modern Mandarin reading líshù.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) れ​いしょ [réꜜèshò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠e̞ːɕo̞]

Noun

黎庶 ‎(hiragana れいしょ, romaji reisho)

1. (uncommon) a commoner, an ordinary person (in contrast to the aristocracy or nobility)

Synonyms

• 庶民 (しょみん) ‎(shomin) (most common)
• 黎民 (れいみん) ‎(reimin)
• 黎元 (れいげん) ‎(reigen)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan