弃之如敝屣 in English qi4 zhi1 ru2 bi4 xi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

弃 之 如 敝 屣

Traditional Characters

棄 之 如 敝 屣

Pinyin

qi4 zhi1 ru2 bi4 xi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

弃qi4to abandon 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 如ru2as 敝bi4my (polite) 屣xi3slippers