chī zhī yǐ bí

嗤之以鼻 (chī zhī yǐ bí) is a Chinese word meaning “to snort disdainfully; to scoff at; to turn up one's nose”.

Meanings

  1. 1to snort disdainfully
  2. 2to scoff at
  3. 3to turn up one's nose

Characters in 嗤之以鼻

嗤chī · laugh at之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])以yǐ · to use鼻bí · nose

Related words

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