俗 (sú) - custom & convention
俗 · sú
custom;
convention;
popular;
common;
vulgar;
secular
customconventionpopular
Usage highlights
CustomsPopular sayingVulgar tasteCommon peopleSecular worldRefined vs. vulgar
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Local customs vary by region (风俗因地而异).
- This is a popular saying (俗语).
- He has refined taste, not vulgar (不俗).
- Ordinary people are called commoners (俗人).
Collocations
- Customs(风俗)
- Popular saying(俗语)
- Vulgar taste(俗气)
- Common people(俗人)
- Secular world(俗世)
- Refined vs. vulgar(雅俗)
Idioms
- Conform to local customs(入乡随俗)
- Refined and popular tastes both appreciated(雅俗共赏)
- Unable to avoid being worldly(未能免俗)
- Shake off vulgar habits(脱俗)
- Common customs of the times(时俗)
Cultural background
FAQ- In Confucian thought, '俗' represents social conventions that may need refinement through education.
- The concept of '雅俗' (refined vs. vulgar) is central to Chinese aesthetic theory.
- Buddhism uses '俗' to contrast worldly life with monastic/spiritual pursuits.