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不屑一顾

不屑一顧
bùxiè-yīgù
idiom #22,520

Meanings

  1. 1 to disdain
  2. 2 to not deign to look at
  3. 3 to regard as beneath contempt

Examples

他对那些低级趣味的娱乐节目不屑一顾。
Tā duì nàxiē dījíqùwèi de yúlè jiémù bùxièyīgù.
He disdains those lowbrow entertainment shows and doesn't even bother to look at them.
她对批评者的意见不屑一顾，坚持自己的做法。
Tā duì pīpíng zhě de yìjiàn bùxièyīgù, jiānchí zìjǐ de zuòfǎ.
She dismissed her critics' opinions with disdain and insisted on her own approach.

Tips

memory
屑 means 'worth the bother / debris'. 不屑 = not worth the bother. 一顾 = a single glance. So: not even worth a single glance.

Stroke Order

不 bù
屑 xiè
一 yī
顾 gù