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神憎鬼厭

简神憎鬼厌 · 繁神憎鬼厭

Mandarin · pinyin shén zēng guǐ yàn

(idiom) despicable; loathsome

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
憎: zēng · hate, detest, abhor; hatred
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
厭: Look up this written character
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate

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2–1–3–4 · shen2 zeng1 gui3 yan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san4 zang1 gwai2 jim3

Cantonese word readings for 神憎鬼厭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(chiefly Cantonese) to be extremely detestable; to be extremely irritating

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