寒磣

简 寒碜 · 繁 寒磣
Mandarin · pinyin hán chen

Meanings

  1. ugly
  2. shameful
  3. to ridicule
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寒
hán · cold, wintry, chilly
磣
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碜
chěn · gritty
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2–5 · han2 chen5

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hon4 cam2

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adj

  1. (colloquial) ugly; shabby; squalid
  2. (colloquial) shameful; disgraceful

verb

  1. (colloquial) to ridicule; to embarrass

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