門縫裡看人
mén​fèng​lǐ​kàn​rén

to look down on someone

  • created reference approved 门缝里看人/門縫裡看人 → 把人看扁 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    门缝里看人 / 門縫裡看人 mén​fèng​lǐ​kàn​rén

    把人看扁 bǎ​rén​kàn​biǎn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 门缝里看人/門縫裡看人 · mén​fèng​lǐ​kàn​rén · to look down on someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    门缝里看人 / 門縫裡看人

    mén​fèng​lǐ​kàn​rén

    to look down on someone

    To look down on someone; to underestimate others. Literally describes looking at a person through a narrow crack in a door, which makes them appear thin and small. Often used as a two-part allegorical saying ([[歇后语|歇後語|xie1 hou4 yu3]]) completed by the phrase [[把人看扁|把人看扁|ba3 ren2 kan4 bian3]].

    门缝 (literal) → 门缝/門縫 · mén​fèng · door crack 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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