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膩歪

简腻歪 · 繁膩歪

Mandarin · pinyin nì wai

(of a couple) to be sweet to each other; lovey-dovey
tired of; fed up with; sick of (synonym of 膩味 nì wei)

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歪: wāi · slant; inclined; askew, awry
腻: nì · greasy, oily, dirty; smooth

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4–5 · ni4 wai5

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adj

(Mandarin, colloquial, dialectal) nauseated (owing to prolonged exposure to something); sickened
(of a person's personality) indecisive; irresolute; weak; annoying

verb

(Mandarin, colloquial, dialectal) to loathe; to hate; to feel disgusted
(derogatory, of a couple) to do something intimate in a nauseating manner; to be lovey-dovey

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