粵

嗤ci1之zi1以ji5鼻bei6

ci1 zi1 ji5 bei6chī zhī yǐ bí

English

  1. to snort disdainfully
  2. to scoff at
  3. to turn up one's nose
  4. to scoff at; to look down on something; to turn one's nose up

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 睇唔起;鄙視;不屑

Examples

  • 所谓特产,就是外地人奉之为宝,本地人嗤之以鼻的东西。

    So-called regional specialities are things prized by out-of-towners but spurned by locals.

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  • 阿業對阿強嘅所作所為嗤之以鼻。

    Ah-yip looks down on what Ah-keung did.

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

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