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活得不耐煩

简活得不耐烦 · 繁活得不耐煩

Mandarin · pinyin huó de bù nài fán

to be tired of living
(coll.) to be asking for trouble

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活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
耐: nài · endure, bear; resist; patient
煩: Look up this written character
烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome

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2–5–4–4–2 · huo2 de5 bu4 nai4 fan2

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wut6 dak1 bat1 noi6 faan4

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(colloquial, literally) to be tired of living
(colloquial, derogatory) to ask for trouble; to court death

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