bǐ yí

鄙夷 (bǐ yí) is a Chinese word meaning “to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for”.

Meanings

  1. 1to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for

Characters in 鄙夷

鄙bǐ · rustic夷yí · non-Han people, esp. to the East of China

Related words

卑鄙base夏威夷Hawaii, US state鄙视to despise夷为平地to level匪夷所思unimaginable鄙人your humble servant夷non-Han people, esp. to the East of China粗鄙vulgar化险为夷to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster烧夷弹incendiary bomb可鄙base鄙rustic

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