粵

乞hat1人jan4憎zang1

hat1 jan4 zang1haat1 jan4 zang1qǐ rén zēng

English

  1. (adjective) repulsive; despicable; annoying; disgusting; contemptible
  2. loathed or hated by others; disgusting; terrible; awful; outrageous; literally: to beg people hate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 討人厭;令人煩厭

Examples

  • 佢好有錢,但係好乞人憎。

    He's rich, but obnoxious.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • Mary都幾乞人憎㗎喎。

    Mary is obnoxious, isn't she?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你淨係會留意到嗰啲嘈嘈閉、好乞人憎嘅人,唔會留意到絕大部份安安靜靜咁自己做自己嘢嘅正常人。

    You only notice those who are loud and obnoxious. You don't notice the majority who are just normal people and keep to themselves.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢成日大聲講電話,好乞人憎。

    How outrageous of him to always talk loudly on his phone.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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