Definition
腻味 is a colloquial stative verb describing a feeling of being sick of something — either literally from eating too much greasy (腻) food, or figuratively from doing something too long (tedious/monotonous). The second syllable 味 is neutral-tone. Use it when you're fed up with a situation or find food too heavy or rich.
s.v.
greasyrich (of food, to the point of being unpleasant)fed upsick oftediousmonotonous
Examples
- 腻味，。Zhè hóngshāo ròu tài nì wei le, wǒ chī bú xià.This braised pork is too greasy for me; I can't eat it.
- ，腻味。Měitiān zuò tóngyàng de gōngzuò, wǒ dōu nì wei le.Doing the same work every day, I'm fed up with it.
- ，腻味。Tā lǎo shuō nàxiē wúliáo de shì, zhēn ràng rén nì wei.He keeps talking about those boring things — it really makes people sick of it.
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