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zangˉ¹憎
Pinyin: zeng1
Translations
nounhate; detest; abhor; loathe; abominate
noun(verb) to hate
oi˗₃愛zangˉ¹憎fanˉ¹分mingˎ₄明
简 爱憎分明
Pinyin: ai4 zeng1 fen1 ming2
Translations
nounclearly differentiate between love and hate
hatˉ¹乞janˎ₄人zangˉ¹憎
Pinyin: qi3 ren2 zeng1
Translations
nounlit. "acting as if begging people to hate him/her"
noundespicable; detestable; contemptible; annoying | synonyms: [漢] 討厭; 討人嫌; 招人恨. [粵] 篤眼篤鼻
noun(adjective) repulsive; despicable; annoying; disgusting; contemptible
sanˎ₄神zangˉ¹憎gwaiˊ²鬼jim˗₃厭
简 神憎鬼厌
Pinyin: shen2 zeng1 gui3 yan4
Translations
noun(Lit. loathe by the spirits and ghosts)
nounbothering, disturbing, revolting, sickening
nounhated by everyone (slang)
oi˗₃愛zangˉ¹憎
简 爱憎
Pinyin: ai4 zeng1
Translations
nounlove and hate
faanˍ₆犯zung˗₃眾zangˉ¹憎
简 犯众憎
Pinyin: fan4 zhong4 zeng1
Translations
nouncause much offence
noundescribes a situation where a person is hated by many people
zangˉ¹憎hanˍ₆恨
Pinyin: zeng1 hen4
Translations
noundetest; [n] hatred
nounto hate
faat˗₃發mangˊ²抆zangˊ²憎
简 发抆憎
Pinyin: fa1 wen3 zeng1
Translations
noun(verb) get cranky; grumpy; complaining,
zangˉ¹憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kungˎ₄窮
简 憎人富贵厌人穷
Pinyin: zeng1 ren2 fu4 gui4 yan4 ren2 qiong2
Translations
nounto hate rich people and to loathe poor people, it means one is selfish and lacks integrity
mangˊ²忟zengˉ¹憎
Pinyin: min2 zeng1
Translations
nounadj; grumpy, throw tantrum
seoiˉ¹雖mouˎ₄無gwo˗₃過faan6,犯,minˍ₆面mukˍ₆目hoˊ²可zangˉ¹憎
简 虽无过犯,面目可憎
Pinyin: sui1 wu2 guo4 fan4, mian4 mu4 ke3 zeng1
Translations
nounyour face alone is loathsome enough to offend people; though committing no crime, you offend people by your abominable look
idiomAlthough innocent, one's appearance is repulsive; looks evil despite being guiltless.
zangˉ¹憎ok˗₃惡
简 憎恶
Pinyin: zeng1 wu4
Translations
nounabhor, loathe, abominate, animosity
sakˉ¹塞guˊ²古mangˎ₄盟zangˉ¹憎
Pinyin: sai1 gu3 meng2 zeng1
Translations
nounHaving to make decisions even when the situation is unknown