生厭

简 生厌 · 繁 生厭
Mandarin · pinyin shēng yàn

Meanings

  1. to disgust
  2. to pall
  3. fed up
  4. tedious
  5. cloying
  6. boring
  7. irritating
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
厭
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厌
yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate
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1–4 · sheng1 yan4

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sang1 jim3

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