chán ghét
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Definition
- Verb:
- To dislike intensely; to detest: A strong feeling of aversion and weariness towards someone or something, often leading to a desire to avoid or reject it.
- To be sick of; to be fed up with: To feel a profound weariness and disgust, typically from prolonged exposure to an unpleasant situation or behavior.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi chán ghét sự giả dối. (I detest hypocrisy.)
- Cô ấy chán ghét công việc lặp đi lặp lại này. (She is fed up with this repetitive work.)
- Họ bắt đầu chán ghét chiến tranh. (They began to be sick of the war.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a compound emotion combining boredom or weariness ("chán") with hatred or disgust ("ghét"), suggesting the subject has become intolerable over time.
- It is commonly used to describe a deep, moral, or existential aversion, not just a mild dislike.
Variants and Related Words
- Ghét (v): to hate. A stronger, more direct feeling of hatred, but without the connotation of weariness inherent in "chán ghét".
- Đứa trẻ ghét ăn rau. (The child hates eating vegetables.)
- Chán ngán (v): to be weary, to be tired of. Focuses more on the feeling of boredom and saturation.
- Anh ấy chán ngán những lời hứa suông. (He is weary of empty promises.)
Synonyms
- Detest: to feel intense and often violent dislike.
- Loathe: to feel great disgust and hatred for.
- Abhor: to regard with extreme repugnance.
- Be sick of: to be thoroughly tired and disgusted with.
Related Idioms
- Chán ghét thói đời: to be disgusted with the ways of the world.
- Ông ấy chán ghét thói đời đua tranh. (He is disgusted with the competitive ways of the world.)
- Chán như cơm nếp nát: (simile) to be as fed up as smashed sticky rice; meaning extremely bored and disgusted.
- Nghe bài hát đó nhiều quá, giờ tôi thấy chán như cơm nếp nát. (I've heard that song too much, now I'm completely fed up.)