腻烦 (nì fán) — bored, fed-up; to loathe (colloquial) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A colloquial adjective meaning 'sick of, fed up with' from prolonged exposure — stronger than 讨厌 (dislike), and stresses the boredom-of-repetition rather than a one-off aversion. Often used as a result complement (听腻了, 吃腻了).

adjective

boredfed-upto loathe (colloquial)

Examples

，腻烦。
Tiān tiān chī tóng yàng de cài, wǒ dōu chī nì fán le.
Eating the same dishes every day, I've gotten fed up.
腻烦。
Tā duì zhè zhǒng chóng fù de gōng zuò gǎn dào nì fán.
He feels bored with this kind of repetitive work.
，腻烦。
Bié zài jiǎng nà ge xiào hua le, wǒ yǐ jīng tīng nì fán le.
Don't tell that joke again — I'm already sick of hearing it.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

腻nìfed up

烦fánannoyed

腻 conveys being fed up, and 烦 conveys annoyance, giving bored or loathing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 膩; 腻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

貳

貳èr膩nì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 膩 pairs 肉, meat, with 貳 to indicate the pronunciation; the simplified 腻 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 煩; 烦 is its simplified writing.

火頁煩

火火huǒfire
頁頁yèhead

In the traditional form 煩, the shape is made from 火 (fire) and 頁 (head).

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