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累覺不愛

简累觉不爱 · 繁累覺不愛

Mandarin · pinyin lèi jué bù ài

(lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang)
disenchanted with sth

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累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
觉: jué · to wake up from sleep; conscious
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like

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4–2–4–4 · lei4 jue2 bu4 ai4

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(neologism, slang) to feel too tired to love any more

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