# 蔑視
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mièshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mit$^6$ si$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bia̍t-sī
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mièshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mièshìh
*** Wade–Giles: mieh$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: myè-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehshyh
*** Palladius: меши (meši)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mit$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: miht sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mit$^9$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mid$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /miːt̚² siː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍t-sī
*** Tâi-lô: bia̍t-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: biadsi
*** IPA (Xiamen): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² si²²/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛt̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹/

### Verb

蔑視
* to despise; to scorn; to look down upon

#### Synonyms

* 下視／下视 (xiàshì) (literary)
* 不屑 (bùxiè)
* 不齒／不齿 (bùchǐ) (formal)
* 侮蔑 (wǔmiè)
* 傲睨 (àonì) (archaic)
* 卑視／卑视 (bēishì) (archaic)
* 厭薄／厌薄 (yànbó) (literary)
* 嗤鄙 (chībǐ) (archaic)
* 嫌鄙 (xiánbǐ) (literary)
* 小看 (xiǎokàn)
* 小瞧 (xiǎoqiáo) (colloquial)
* 小視／小视 (xiǎoshì) (literary)
* 小覷／小觑 (xiǎoqù) (literary)
* 恝視／恝视 (jiáshì) (literary)
* 打落 (Hakka)
* 渺視／渺视 (miǎoshì)
* 漠視／漠视 (mòshì)
* 無視／无视 (wúshì)
* 看不來／看不来 (kan$^4$ bu lai$^2$) (Xiang)
* 看不起 (kànbuqǐ)
* 看扁 (kànbiǎn) (colloquial)
* 看毋起 (Hakka)
* 看衰 (Hakka)
* 看輕／看轻 (kànqīng)
* 睇唔起 (tai$^2$ m$^4$ hei$^2$) (Cantonese, Teochew)
* 睇小 (tai$^2$ siu$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 睇衰 (tai$^2$ seoi$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 睇輕／睇轻 (toin$^2$ kêng$^1$) (Teochew)
* 瞧不來／瞧不来 (ziau$^2$ bu lai$^2$) (Xiang)
* 瞧不起 (qiáobuqǐ)
* 藐視／藐视 (miǎoshì)
* 譬相 (Hokkien)
* 輕易／轻易 (qīngyì) (literary)
* 輕視／轻视 (qīngshì)
* 輕蔑／轻蔑 (qīngmiè)
* 輕賤／轻贱 (qīngjiàn)
* 鄙夷 (bǐyí) (literary)
* 鄙視／鄙视 (bǐshì)
* 鄙薄 (bǐbó)
* 鄙賤／鄙贱 (bǐjiàn) (literary)

#### Antonyms

* 珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)

#### See also

* 恨 (hèn)
* 痛恨 (tònghèn)
* 煩惡／烦恶 (fánwù)
* 厭恨／厌恨 (yànhèn)
* 厭惡／厌恶 (yànwù)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 蔑 | 視 |
| べつ > べっ Grade: S | し Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 蔑視 (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) べっし [bèsshí] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) べっし [béꜜsshì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [be̞ɕːi]

### Noun

蔑(べっ)視(し) • (besshi)
* contempt, scorn
** 1939, 太宰治, 愛と美について:
    ひとを、どんなひとをも、蔑視(べっし)したがる傾向(けいこう)が在(あ)る。
       Hito o, donna hito o mo, besshi shitagaru keikō ga aru.
       He tends to despise other people, no matter who.

### Verb

蔑(べっ)視(し)する • (besshi suru) suru (stem 蔑(べっ)視(し)し (besshi shi), past 蔑(べっ)視(し)した (besshi shita))
* despise
    Synonyms: 侮る, 蔑む

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 蔑視し | べっしし | besshi shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 蔑視し | べっしし | besshi shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 蔑視する | べっしする | besshi suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 蔑視する | べっしする | besshi suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 蔑視すれ | べっしすれ | besshi sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 蔑視せよ¹ 蔑視しろ² | べっしせよ¹ べっししろ² | besshi seyo¹ besshi shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 蔑視される | べっしされる | besshi sareru |
| Causative | 蔑視させる 蔑視さす | べっしさせる べっしさす | besshi saseru besshi sasu |
| Potential | 蔑視できる | べっしできる | besshi dekiru |
| Volitional | 蔑視しよう | べっししよう | besshi shiyō |
| Negative | 蔑視しない | べっししない | besshi shinai |
| Negative continuative | 蔑視せず | べっしせず | besshi sezu |
| Formal | 蔑視します | べっしします | besshi shimasu |
| Perfective | 蔑視した | べっしした | besshi shita |
| Conjunctive | 蔑視して | べっしして | besshi shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 蔑視すれば | べっしすれば | besshi sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 蔑 | 視 |

### Noun

蔑視 • (myeolsi) (hangeul 멸시)
* hanja form of 멸시 (“contempt; scorn; disdain; despise”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 蔑 | 視 |

### Verb

蔑視
* chữ Hán form of miệt thị (“to despise; to hold in contempt”).