Chinese word dictionary

嗤之以鼻

chī zhī yǐ bí · to snort disdainfully; to scoff at; to turn up one's nose

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Word information

Simplified嗤之以鼻

Traditional嗤之以鼻

Pinyinchī zhī yǐ bí

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Character breakdown

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嗤chī

to laugh at, to ridicule, to sneer at; to snort

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

以yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

鼻bí

nose; first

How to learn 嗤之以鼻

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