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contempt

  1. brnyas/ 

    Biblical: to despise or hold in contempt: chung ngu 'di rnams kyi nang nas gcig la'ang ma brnyas shig see that you do not look down on one of these little ones (Mt. 18:10), khyed tshos zhen ma log cing ma brnyas par/  you did not treat me with contempt or scorn (Gal. 4:14), lung bstan pa la brnyas par ma byed/  do not treat prophecies with contempt (1 Thes. 5:20 SV).

    Buddhist: contempt or deprecation: sngags la brnyas btags nas/  deprecating the tantras (TRC 152), bdag nyid la brnyas pa'i le lo/  the laziness of self-depreciation (TRC 361), nga rgyal dbang gis brnyas thabs byed na yang /  even if the force of their pride treats us with contempt (GSL 16).

  2. mthong chung / 

    [lit. sight + small]

    Biblical: contempt: khyod tshos nga tsho mthong chung byed mi dgos/  do not treat us with contempt (2 Sam. 19:43 NTV).