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  <p><em>Is 看不起 a valid way of expressing 睇唔起</em></p>
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<p>It is a direct translation</p>

<p>瞧不起/ 看不起 in Mandarin = 睇唔起 in Cantonese</p>

<p>瞧得起/ 看得起 in Mandarin = 睇得起 in Cantonese</p>

<p>瞧不起 is more colloquial; 看不起 is more literary</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>This dictionary entry says the Mandarin equivalent of Cantonese's 睇唔起 is 瞧不起.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/15825/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/15825/</a></p>

<p>Some Mandarin speakers seem to use 看不起.</p>

<p>Is 看不起 a valid way of expressing 睇唔起, or are those Mandarin speakers using the wrong term?</p>

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both 瞧不起. and 看不起 mean 睇唔起 in Cantonese
Tang Ho
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@TangHo great! could you post as an answer please so you can get credit? also is there a difference between 瞧不起. and 看不起?
Crashalot
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Could 看不起 work as the Mandarin equivalent of 睇唔起?
# Could 看不起 work as the Mandarin equivalent of 睇唔起?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-14)

This dictionary entry says the Mandarin equivalent of Cantonese's 睇唔起 is 瞧不起.

<http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/15825/>

Some Mandarin speakers seem to use 看不起.

Is 看不起 a valid way of expressing 睇唔起, or are those Mandarin speakers using the wrong term?

**Tags:** translation, mandarin, cantonese
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: both 瞧不起. and 看不起 mean 睇唔起 in Cantonese  
> **username_0**: @TangHo great! could you post as an answer please so you can get credit? also is there a difference between 瞧不起. and 看不起?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> *Is 看不起 a valid way of expressing 睇唔起*

It is a direct translation

瞧不起/ 看不起 in Mandarin = 睇唔起 in Cantonese

瞧得起/ 看得起 in Mandarin = 睇得起 in Cantonese

瞧不起 is more colloquial; 看不起 is more literary


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