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百無聊賴

简 百无聊赖 · 繁 百無聊賴
Mandarin · pinyin bǎi wú liáo lài

Meanings

  1. (idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
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百
bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
無
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聊
liáo · somewhat, slightly, at least
賴
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
赖
lài · rely, depend on; accuse falsely
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Mandarin tones

3–2–2–4 · bai3 wu2 liao2 lai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6

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baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom

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