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狗眼看人低

English translation: act like a snob

13:24 Aug 11, 2006
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Chinese term or phrase: 狗眼看人低
千万别小看我，更不要狗眼看人低。
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English translation:act like a snob
Explanation:
act like a snob

不要狗眼看人低= Don't act like a snob
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Chinoise
Local time: 22:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5act like a snob
Chinoise
5belittle
peiling
3 +1Judge other people based on one's own small mind or lowly view
franksf


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
act like a snob


Explanation:
act like a snob

不要狗眼看人低= Don't act like a snob

Chinoise
Local time: 22:49
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 23
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agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
7 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Xumei Dong: Yes, Don't act lick a snob.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  chica nueva: be a bloody snob (外研社:汉英词典)
1 day 17 hrs
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agree  Ben Shang
2 days 19 hrs
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agree  Philip Tang
5 days
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
belittle


Explanation:
看不起人的意思

peiling
Germany
Local time: 03:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Judge other people based on one's own small mind or lowly view


Explanation:
Literally, judging human from a dog's eyes. Because dogs are usually much shorter than human, their eyes default view is at a much lower level than human eyes. 狗眼看人低 means judging people like what a dog would do, i.e., from a much lower level.

franksf
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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