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蔑

Mandarin · pinyin miè

to belittle
nothing

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蔑: miè · disdain, disregard; slight

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character · Etymology 1

to belittle; to disdain; to despise
to extinguish; to obliterate
to discard
slight; small; lowly
nothing; none
(of the eye) red and swollen, making one unable to see clearly

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