Definition
耻笑 (chǐ xiào) means to ridicule or sneer at someone, with a strong implication of contempt and public humiliation — it is more intense and scornful than 嘲笑 (cháo xiào, 'to mock'). 讥笑 (jī xiào) focuses on sneering mockery, while 耻笑 emphasizes the ridiculer's belief that the target's behavior is shameful or disgraceful.
verb
to ridiculeto sneer at
Examples
- 耻笑。Gōngkāi fěngcì biérén zhǐ huì zāodào dàjiā de chǐ xiào.Publicly mocking others will only earn everyone's ridicule.
- 耻笑。Tā de wúzhī bèi rén chǐ xiào le hěn jiǔ.His ignorance was ridiculed by others for a long time.
- ，耻笑。Zài zhège xiǎo chéng lǐ, tā yīnwèi shuō fāngyán ér bèi chǐ xiào.In this small town, she was ridiculed for speaking a dialect.
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