sniff at(chī zhī yǐ bí)

sniff at

Sneer at the nose, a Chinese idiom, pronounced ch ī zh ī y ǐ B í, refers to the use of nose to express contempt. It comes from fan Hongchuan, the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] dismissive, dismissive, as if worn-out shoes

The origin of Idioms

Fan Hongzhuan, the book of the later Han Dynasty: "if you want to taste and make utensils, you should plant Zi lacquer first, and then people sneer at it."

Idiom usage

In Lao She's four generations together, May 1: "if he is willing to be a cynic, he can not only scoff at war and state affairs, but also pretend that he can't see the fire in his grandfather's and mother's house." (2) the first chapter of Kong Jue's the sequel of the new heroes and Heroines: "even Dashui and Xiaomei, who are in the audience, can't help laughing at such a ridiculous statement." (3) Chen Zhongshi's trust: "old man Mengtian scoffs at Luo Kun's every move!" Also save for "sniff nose". Harvest, No.5, 1981: "those who really have no way We also need to get a note to return to the city when we are sick. We need to leave the countryside and get rid of the identity of "educated youth" 5. Guo Moruo's Jia Changsha cry: "these words can really be called the earliest" national defense literature ", but the muddleheaded people at that time were all sniffing." 6. When it comes to the countryside, the villagers laugh; when it comes to the city, the city people are not; when it comes to the great gentry and nobles, let's go further. (the seventh chapter of yellow Hydrangea by Yi Suo in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : chī zhī yǐ bí