shén zēng guǐ yàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) despicable / loathsome
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Original source entry:

神憎鬼厭 神憎鬼厌 [shen2 zeng1 gui3 yan4] /(idiom) despicable; loathsome/

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Other forms in these source records: 神憎鬼厭

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

  • 憎
    zēng

    to detest

  • 鬼
    guǐ

    disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[guǐ]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

  • 厌
    yàn

    (bound form) to loathe / to be fed up with / (literary) to satiate / to satisfy

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