dì

睇

Character · Verb

look askance; glance sideways

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to look askance at; to glance sideways

archaic

Classical Chinese term describing a sidelong or disdainful glance. Often implies looking down on someone or looking at something out of the corner of one's eye.

Tā他
dì睇
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
 ，
méi没
yǒu有
lǐ理
cǎi睬
 。

He cast a sidelong glance and ignored it.

dì睇
miǎn眄
 （
 形
 容
 傲
 慢
 地
 看
 ）
 。

To look down on (arrogantly).