如棄敝屣

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Chinese

as (if); such as
abandon; relinquish; to discard
abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away
 
worn-out shoes; something worthless
trad. (如棄敝屣) 敝屣
simp. (如弃敝屣) 敝屣
Literally: “like throwing away a worn-out sandal”.

Etymology

From the Mencius.

天下敝蹝 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
天下敝蹝 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Shùn shì qì tiānxià, yóu qì bìxǐ yě.
Shun would have regarded abandoning the kingdom as throwing away a worn-out sandal.

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Idiom

如棄敝屣

  1. to throw away something as if it were worthless

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