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視如糞土

简视如粪土 · 繁視如糞土

Mandarin · pinyin shì rú fèn tǔ

to look upon as dirt
considered worthless

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視: Look up this written character
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
糞: Look up this written character
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
粪: fèn · manure, dung, excrement, night soil

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4–2–4–3 · shi4 ru2 fen4 tu3

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si6 jyu4 fan3 tou2

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