Taxonomy of meanings for 厭:
- 厭 yā (OC: qeb MC: ʔiɛp) 於葉切 入 廣韻：【厭伏亦惡夢又於琰切六 】
- 厭 yàn (OC: qems MC: ʔiɛm) 於豔切 去 廣韻：【論語曰食不厭精於豔切五 】
- BOREDOM
- vt(oN)be bored or become bored with something contextually determinate
- vtoNget bored with; lose interest in
- DELIGHT
- vibe more than satisfied
- DISSATISFIED
- nabreactfeeling that something is too much or more than one wants or needs
- nabpsychsatiety, state of having got enough; state of getting tired of performing an action
- nabmiddle voicesurfeit, dissatisfaction with oversupply of something
- vt[oN]have got enough of things> be satisfied
- vt+prep+Nfigurativebe "satiated" with regard to N; have enough of N
- vtoNmiddle voicefeel satisfied, feel that one has got enough; have got enough
- vtoNN=abstractget fed up with (through surfeit etc); get tired of
- vt(oN)get fed up, get tired of a contextually determinate thing
- vtoNpassivebe fully satisfied
- vt(oN)inchoativeget fed up
- vtoNpassivebecome someone the other has got tired ofLZ
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EAGER
- vadVgluttonously
- EAT
- vtoN=饜 indulge oneself in; eat more of than is right; more than satisfy one's desires for eating and drinking to the full
- nab=饜 surfeit
- HATE
- vibe hateful, be unpleasing 令你討厭
- vtoNloathe, be hateful towards, resent
- BOREDOM
- 厭 yǎn (OC: qemʔ MC: ʔiɛm) 於琰切 上 廣韻：【厭魅也又於豔切 】
Additional information about 厭
說文解字: 【厭】，笮也。从厂、猒聲。一曰：合也。 【於輒切，又一琰切】
- Criteria
- TIRED
1. The general purpose word for communal exhaustion is pì 罷 (ant. zhuàng 壯 "in strong shape"); the general word for the state of exhaustion of an individual is juàn 倦. 不倦 refers to tireless activity, 不饜 refers to tireless receptivity. See DISSATISFIED.
2. Pí 疲 and bèi 憊 typically refer to a relatively mild state of exhaustion.
3. Bì 弊 refers to a desperate state of exhaustion.
4. Láo 勞 refers to the state of exhaustion after extended lasting effort.
5. Dān 殫 refers not so much to the subjective feeling of exhaustion as to the objective inability to continue an activity for lack of further energy.
6. Qú 劬, a very poetic word, and the less poetic qín 勤, focus on the effort that brings about tiredness.
7. Cuì 瘁 is a poetic word referring to weariness.
8. Qiáo cuì 憔悴 refers to a weariness born of exhaustion.
9. Láo 老 refers specifically to exhaustion of soldiers.
10. Yàn 厭 refers specifically to being tired of, and thus fed up with something.
- DISSATISFIED
1. A general word for dissatisfaction of any kind, and for any reason, is hèn 恨 (ant. qiè 慊 / 愜 "be satisfied"), but this word is rare in ancient times, the current way of expressing this idea is to use bù yuè 不悅／說.
2. Yàn 厭 / 饜 typically refers to dissatisfaction as a result of overexposure to something.
3. Hàn 憾 refers to a nagging kind of lingering grievance or personal dissatisfaction.
4. Bìng 病 refers to dissatisfaction as a result of a considered judgment that something is unreasonable or not right.
NB: There are a number of poetic words for dissatisfaction, notably in CHUCI, which are hard to define in terms to synonym group contrasts.
- DESIRE
1. The dominant standard word is yù 欲 (ant. fú 弗 "refused to, would not") which refers to any concrete - and typically temporary - intention or desire of any kind, irrespective how strongly motivated it is. 欲戰 "wants to fight".
2. Hào 好 (ant.* yàn 厭 "be fed up with VPing") refers to a general strong, and strongly motivated, inclination in favour of something. 好戰 "is fond of warfare".
3. Tān 貪 refers to an exaggerated and inapropriate degree of craving something.
4. Shì 嗜 (ant. wù 惡 "dislike") refers to a stable and deeply ingrained constant desire for something, often a reprehensible craving.
5. Gān 甘 derives its special force from the culinary meaning "have a taste for" and refers to any predilection, typically for material things.
6. Shì yù 嗜慾 / 嗜欲 is the abstract technical term for appetitive urges which need to be moderated and kept under control.
- EAT
1. The general word is shí 食 which refers to any form of taking in food, but the word is probably primarily a noun meaning "food". Cf. 飯疏食 "dine on coarse food".
2. Gān 甘 is to enjoy a meal or to enjoy food on a given occasion.
3. Rú 茹 is to eat a routine meal in order to still one's hunger.
4. Fú 服 ingest or imbibe for a purpose, typical a medical purpose.
5. Dàn 啖 is to eat quickly oneself and dàn 啗 is to cause someone to swallow.
6. Fàn 飯 is to dine on some basic foodstuff, and the word is secondarily a noun meaning "foodstuff, staple food".
7. Cháng 嘗 is to eat something for the purpose of experiencing the taste of it, rather than for the purpose of filling one's stomach.
8. Bǎo 飽 refers specifically to eating enough or having eaten enough and is most current as an intransitive verb.
9. Yàn 厭 / 饜 refers to eating more than enough is mostly used transitively.
10. Cān 餐 is a formal or poetic word referring to the eating of a desirable meal.
- HATE
1. The dominant general word referring to intense dislike is wù 惡 (ant. ài 愛 "love") which can relate to all kinds of concrete or abstract objects.
2. Yuàn 怨 is resentment due to identified concrete causes, and the emotion is typically directed towards superiors or equals.
3. Zēng 憎 (ant. ài 愛 "love") is a rather mild and lingering form of resentment directed at a person.
4. Jí 疾 / 嫉 can refer to intense personally focussed resentment.
5. Jì 忌, jí 嫉, and dù 妒 refer to intense personal resentment typically occasioned by envy for some success in love (jealousy) or in politics.
6. Hèn 恨 "nourish feelings of hatred" is relatively rare in this meaning in pre-Qin times, and it stresses the emotional aspect of hatred.
7. Yàn 厭 "come to be fed up with" (ant. hào 好 "be fond of") is a resentment due to overexposure to some condition or to a person's behaviour.
8. Fán 煩 "be irritated at, be annoyed with" refers to a dissatisfaction due to overexposure to some condition or to a person's behaviour.
9. Kǔ 苦 "resent bitterly", huàn 患 "REGARD AS DISASTROUS> be upset by", and bìng 病 "feel profoundly offended" focus on resentment of some prevailing condition as insufferable and may be directed at responsible officials but not primarily in a personal way.
10. Wàng 望 is archaising word typically referrring to resentment against superiors.