contemn in Chinese
contemn in Chinese is 鄙夷 — contemn means to look down on someone or something as worthless.
contemn in Chinese
鄙夷
Pronounced: bǐ yí
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
What does "contemn" mean?
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verb To look down on someone or something as worthless.
"I was perturbed by the suspicion that the anguish of love contemned was alloyed in her broken heart with the pangs, sordid to my young mind, of wounded vanity."
- verb (law) To break a court order or ignore a judge's authority.
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- I was perturbed by the suspicion that the anguish of love contemned was alloyed in her broken heart with the pangs, sordid to my young mind, of wounded vanity.
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What is "contemn" in Chinese?
"contemn" in Chinese is 鄙夷. contemn means: To look down on someone or something as worthless.
How do you pronounce 鄙夷?
"contemn" in Chinese is 鄙夷, pronounced "bǐ yí".
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