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不屑一顧

简不屑一顾 · 繁不屑一顧

Mandarin · pinyin bù xiè yī gù

to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
屑: xiè · bits, scraps, crumbs, fragments
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
顧: Look up this written character
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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phrase

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

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