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棄之如敝屣

简弃之如敝屣 · 繁棄之如敝屣

Mandarin · pinyin qì zhī rú bì xǐ

to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)

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棄: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
敝: bì · break, destroy; broken, tattered
屣: xǐ · straw sandals or slippers that have no heel-backs
弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard

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4–1–2–4–3 · qi4 zhi1 ru2 bi4 xi3

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hei3 zi1 jyu4 bai6 saai2

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