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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
瞧不起 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
瞧不起 ＝ 瞧 ＋ 不 ＋ 起
ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ · qiáobùqǐ
verb — to look down on, to despise

字源 FORM — what the parts do

瞧to look (瞧見)qiáo
不not (不要)bù
起up (起來)qǐ
瞧不起，瞧見的瞧，不要的不，起來的起。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

看（瞧）人，眼光抬不（不）起（起）來。
You look (瞧) at someone, and your regard cannot rise (起).
關 · Related
看不起kànbùqǐthe same put-down with the plain 看