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不屑一顧

简 不屑一顾 · 繁 不屑一顧
Mandarin · pinyin bù xiè yī gù

Meanings

  1. to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
屑
xiè · bits, scraps, crumbs, fragments
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
顧
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顾
gù · look back; look at; look after
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4–4–1–4 · bu4 xie4 yi1 gu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 sit3 jat1 gu3

Cantonese word readings for 不屑一顧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 sit3 jat1 gu3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) infra dig; beneath contempt; displeasing to look at; sneering
  2. (idiomatic) to scorn; to sniff at; to dismiss (work or a suggestion)

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