膩歪

Chinese

		greasy; tired of	askew
trad. (膩歪)		膩	歪
simp. (腻歪)		腻	歪

Etymology

歪 is probably a vernacular form of 懀, which means “tired” or “fed up” in many dialects.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nìwai

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ˙ㄨㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nìwai
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ˙ㄨㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nìwåi
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-wai⁵
    • Yale: nì-wai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nih.uai
    • Palladius: нивай (nivaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹ waɪ̯¹/

Adjective

膩歪 (dialectal Mandarin, colloquial)

1. nauseated (owing to prolonged exposure to something); sickened
2. (of a person's personality) indecisive; irresolute; weak; annoying

Derived terms

• 膩膩歪歪 / 腻腻歪歪

 

Verb

膩歪 (dialectal Mandarin, colloquial)

1. to loathe; to hate; to feel disgusted
2. (derogatory, of a couple) to do something intimate in a nauseating manner; to be lovey-dovey