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付之一笑

fù zhī yī xiào

4-character word

What 付之一笑 means

1. idiomto dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off

The characters in 付之一笑

• 付fùto pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at

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