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嗤之以鼻

Mandarin · pinyin chī zhī yǐ bí

to snort disdainfully
to scoff at
to turn up one's nose

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嗤: chī · laugh at, ridicule, sneer; snort
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209

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1–1–3–2 · chi1 zhi1 yi3 bi2

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ci1 zi1 ji5 bei6

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(idiomatic) turn up one's nose; to scoff at; to sneer; to deride; to pooh-pooh

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