粵

看hon3不bat1起hei2

hon3 bat1 hei2kàn bu qǐ

English

  1. to look down upon
  2. to look down on
  3. to despise

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 睇唔起,輕視

Examples

  • 呢啲嘢佢睇唔起㗎。

    這些東西他看不起的。 (ze5 se1 dung1 sai1 taa1 hon3 bat1 hei2 dik1.)

    He will look down on these stuff.

  • 她看不起他。

    She despised him.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她看不起我。

    She despises me.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 不要看不起別人。

    Don't look down on others.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他從未看不起窮人。

    He never looks down on poor people.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你看不起尼克对吧?

    You despise Nick, don't you?

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 她看不起这个小伙子。

    She scorned the boy.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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