Definition

1. Adjective:
   • To have one's ears jaded or wearied: To be extremely tired, bored, or fed up with hearing something repeated too often. It describes a state of auditory fatigue from overexposure to a particular sound, phrase, or topic.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chúng tôi đã nghe chán tai những lời hứa đó rồi. (We are utterly weary of hearing those promises.)
  • Tôi chán tai với những lời phàn nàn của anh ấy. (I am fed up with hearing his complaints.)
  • Những bài hát đó phát liên tục khiến tôi thấy chán tai. (Those songs playing on repeat have made me sick of hearing them.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used with verbs like "nghe" (to hear) or "thấy" (to feel) to complete the meaning, e.g., , .
• It can describe a reaction not just to speech, but to any repetitive or unpleasant sound, such as music, noise, or alarms.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngán ngẩm (adj): To feel weary, disgusted, or disheartened (often by a situation, not exclusively by sound).
• Phát ngấy (v): To become sick of, to be fed up with (can apply to food, actions, or things heard).

Synonyms

• Weary of hearing
• Fed up with hearing
• Sick of hearing
• Have heard enough

Related Idioms

• Nhàm tai: A very close synonym, also meaning to be tired of hearing something repeated.
  • Câu chuyện đó kể mãi thành nhàm tai. (That story has been told so much it's become tiresome to the ear.)

1. Have one's ears jaded by
   • Chúng đã nghe chán tai những lời hứa đó rồi
     Our ears have been jaded by these promises