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敝屣尊榮

简敝屣尊荣 · 繁敝屣尊榮

Mandarin · pinyin bì xǐ zūn róng

to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)

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敝: bì · break, destroy; broken, tattered
屣: xǐ · straw sandals or slippers that have no heel-backs
尊: zūn · respect, revere, venerate; honor
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荣: róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper

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4–3–1–2 · bi4 xi3 zun1 rong2

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bai6 saai2 zyun1 wing4

Cantonese word readings for 敝屣尊榮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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