jim4 hei3嫌棄嫌弃
Jyutpingjim4 hei3
Yaleyìhm hei
Definition
To dislike and avoid contact with someone; to cold-shoulder or reject.
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How it's used
Focuses on the feeling of disdain or finding something not good enough to be associated with. It implies a sense of superiority or pickiness where the subject actively avoids or rejects the object. It is often used in interpersonal relationships to describe someone being treated as undesirable or inferior.
Examples
Are you giving me the cold shoulder because of the food I cooked?
He disliked the low salary of the job, so he resigned.
Related words
Common phrases
to cold-shoulder someone
to be given the cold shoulder by others
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 討厭, which simply means to find something annoying or unpleasant. 嫌棄 carries a stronger nuance of rejection or abandonment because the object is perceived as lacking value or standard.
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Grammar guides
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