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不屑一顾

bù xiè yī gùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7ab190b7315ce250. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不屑一顧 不屑一顾 [bu4 xie4 yi1 gu4] /to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 不屑一顧

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 屑
    xiè

    bits / fragments / crumbs / filings / trifling / trivial / to condescend to

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 顾
    gù

    to look after / to take into consideration / to attend to

    Gù

    surname Gu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.