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狗眼看人低

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu yǎn kàn rén dī

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3–3–4–2–1 · gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1

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gau2 ngaan5 hon3 jan4 dai1

Cantonese word readings for 狗眼看人低. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(figurative) to act like a snob; to look down on someone even when one is no better