不屑一顾 meaning and pronunciation

不屑一顾
Simplified word
不屑一顧
Traditional word

不屑一顾 English definition

bú xiè yī gù

  • to disdain as beneath contempt

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Characters

  • (bù): (negative prefix); not; no;
  • (xiè): bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to;
  • (yī): one (1); single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit;
  • (gù): to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to;