討厭 (tou2 jim3 | tao3 yan4) : loathe; disagreeable; annoying

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討厭

tou2 jim3

tao3 yan4

[1] [v] loathe; dislike; hate | [synonym] 厭惡, 憎惡
[2] [adj] disagreeable; hateful; troublesome; annoying

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Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,690,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

討厭 / 讨厌

This word has been viewed 5375 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by aaron on 3rd Aug 2004 14:03 and last edited on 4th Nov 2013 23:38

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討 tou2 - quell; ask for; marry; incur; discuss
厭 jim3 - fed up with; disgusted with

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我最討厭包禮物了！國
I hate wrapping up presents!

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

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