嗤之以鼻
ci1 zi1 ji5 bei6chī zhī yǐ bí
English
- to snort disdainfully
- to scoff at
- to turn up one's nose
- to scoff at; to look down on something; to turn one's nose up
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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