不屑一顾

Traditional form:

不屑一顧

Pinyin (reading):

bùxièyīgù

Definitions:

• to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 屑 - bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 顾 - to look back; to look at; to look after

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 屑 - bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 顧 - to look back; to look at; to look after