弃之敝屣 — “To discard something as if it were an old”
弃之敝屣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard something as if it were an old”. Worn-out shoe, indicating it is deemed worthless and not regretted. Literally, “discard it like worn-out shoes”.
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弃之敝屣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
弃之敝屣 Character Breakdown
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他一旦找到更好的机会，就会毫不犹豫地将现在的工作弃之敝屣
Once he finds a better opportunity, he will not hesitate to discard his current job as if it were an old, worn-out shoe.
Idioms Related to 弃之敝屣
Synonyms of 弃之敝屣
More idioms starting with 弃
- qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
- qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
- qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜，，shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
- qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
- qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
- qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
- qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
- qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
- qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
- qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
- qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain
- qì弃qí其yú馀yú鱼give up excess and not be greedy
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Open the tool →Questions about 弃之敝屣
What does 弃之敝屣 mean?
弃之敝屣 (qì zhī bì xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard something as if it were an old”.
How do you pronounce 弃之敝屣?
弃之敝屣 is pronounced qì zhī bì xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃之敝屣 literally mean?
Literally, 弃之敝屣 means “discard it like worn-out shoes”. It is used to mean “to discard something as if it were an old”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃之敝屣?
像扔掉破鞋一样把它抛弃。比喻毫不可惜。