如棄敝屣

Chinese

		as (if); such as	abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away	worn-out shoes; something worthless
trad. (如棄敝屣)		如	棄	敝屣
simp. (如弃敝屣)		如	弃	敝屣
Literally: “like throwing away a worn-out sandal”.

Etymology

From the Mencius.

舜視棄天下，猶棄敝蹝也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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舜视弃天下，犹弃敝蹝也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Shùn shì qì tiānxià, yóu qì bìxǐ yě. [Pinyin]

Shun would have regarded abandoning the kingdom as throwing away a worn-out sandal.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúqìbìxǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúqìbìxǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rúcìbìsǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-chʻi⁴-pi⁴-hsi³
    • Yale: rú-chì-bì-syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruchihbihshii
    • Palladius: жуцибиси (žucibisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

如棄敝屣

1. to throw away something as if it were worthless

Synonyms

• 棄若敝屣／弃若敝屣 (qìruòbìxǐ)