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不屑

不屑

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	crumbs; filings; worth while
simp. and trad. (不屑)		不	屑

Verb

不屑

to disdain to do something, to think something not worth doing, to feel it beneath one's dignity

Derived terms

不屑一顧／不屑一顾 (bùxiè yīgù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùxiè

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bùxiè [Phonetic: búxiè]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushieh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    不屑
    不懈
    不謝／不谢
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ sit³
  - Yale: bāt sit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ siːt̚³/