소시민

so-simin

ordinary citizen

그는 소시민의 입장에서 문제를 바라봤다.

He looked at the problem from the perspective of an ordinary citizen.

formal

a common or ordinary citizen; a member of the general public

소시민들은 정책 변화에 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있다.

Ordinary citizens can have a great impact on policy changes.

Often used to contrast with elites or privileged groups.

Collocations

소시민 정신spirit of the common people소시민의 목소리voice of ordinary citizens

the spirit of ordinary citizens

Use 소시민 when you want to highlight the viewpoint of the general public, especially in contrast to elites or policymakers.

Pair 소시민 with terms like 엘리트 or 특권층 to clearly show the social contrast.

From 소 (小, 'small') + 시민 ('citizen'), coined in Korean to denote ordinary members of society.

Used in political, social, and everyday contexts to emphasize the perspective of regular people.

소

small, little

prefix

시민

citizen

root

한영사전