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討人厭

tou2 jan4 jim3

tao3 ren2 yan4

be an annoyance; be an irritant; be bothersome; be a thorn on one's side; be a pain in the arse | 粵: 篤眼篤鼻

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

討人厭

This word was added by tym on 5th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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討 tou2 tao3 - [1] [v] quell (an uprising, rebellion); punish
人 jan4 jan4*2 ren2 - person
厭 jim1 jim3 ye4 yan3 yan1 yan4 - [1] [v] dislike; detest; hate; reject [2] [v]

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