xǐ

屣

Character · Noun

shoe (literary)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

1.

noun

shoe; footwear (literary)

literary

A literary term for shoes, appearing almost exclusively in set phrases such as 敝屣 to express contempt or the ease of abandoning something.

Tā他

bǎ把

míng名

lì利

shì视

rú如

bì敝

xǐ屣

。

He regards fame and fortune as worn-out shoes (utterly worthless).

Qì弃

rú如

bì敝

xǐ屣

。

To discard like a pair of worn-out shoes.

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Tuō脱

xǐ屣

fù富

guì贵

To cast off riches and honor as easily as taking off a shoe.