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弃若敝屣 — “Discard like worn-out shoes”

弃若敝屣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard something as if it were worthless or useless, with no regret; to cast aside contemptuously”. Literally, “Discard like worn-out shoes”.

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弃若敝屣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弃qì
  • 若ruò
  • 敝bì
  • 屣xǐ

弃若敝屣 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
若
ruò9if, like, or you
敝
bì11my humble
屣
xǐ14worn-out shoe; something worthless

Example Sentence with 弃若敝屣

他把旧观念弃若敝屣,积极接受新知识。
He discarded old ideas like worn-out shoes, actively embracing new knowledge.

Idioms Related to 弃若敝屣

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zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • 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

Questions about 弃若敝屣

What does 弃若敝屣 mean?
弃若敝屣 (qì ruò bì xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard something as if it were worthless or useless, with no regret; to cast aside contemptuously”.
How do you pronounce 弃若敝屣?
弃若敝屣 is pronounced qì ruò bì xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃若敝屣 literally mean?
Literally, 弃若敝屣 means “Discard like worn-out shoes”. It is used to mean “to discard something as if it were worthless or useless, with no regret; to cast aside contemptuously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃若敝屣?
敝:破;屣:鞋。象扔破鞋一样把它扔掉。比喻毫不可惜地抛弃掉。
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