视 如 粪 土

shì rú fèn tǔdictionary entry

to look upon as dirt / considered worthless

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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.

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Original source entry:

視如糞土视如粪土 [shi4 ru2 fen4 tu3] /to look upon as dirt/considered worthless/

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Other forms in these source records: 視如糞土

视
shì
(literary, or bound form) to look at
如
rú
as / as if / such as
粪
fèn
manure / dung
土
tǔ
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Tǔ
surname Tu / Tu ethnic group

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