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厭

简厌 · 繁厭

Mandarin · pinyin yàn

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with
(literary) to satiate; to satisfy

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厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate

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character · Etymology 1

to be satisfied; to be sated
to be fed up with; to grow bored of; to become tired of
to detest; to dislike; to hate
(dialectal Wu) naughty

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) to be tired
(Hokkien, Teochew) to be fed up with; to grow bored of; to become tired of

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