DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

視如土芥

简视如土芥 · 繁視如土芥

Mandarin · pinyin shì rú tǔ jiè

to regard as useless
to view as no better than weeds

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

視: Look up this written character
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
芥: jiè · mustard plant; mustard; tiny
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–2–3–4 · shi4 ru2 tu3 jie4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

視如土芥 · find source passages ↗ · 视如土芥 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si6 jyu4 tou2 gaai3

Cantonese word readings for 視如土芥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack