Chán

Thông dụng

Động từ

To be satiated with, to be tired of

chán thịt mỡ

to be satiated with fat meat

ngủ đến chán mắt

to have slept oneself to satiety, to have slept one's heart content

cảnh đẹp như tranh mắt nhìn không chán

the landscape was as beautiful as a painting, so their eyes were not tired of looking at it

To be disgusted with

chán cuộc sống dễ dàng nhưng quá buồn tẻ

to be disgusted with such an easy but too humdrum life

chán đến mang tai

to be fed up with

Tính từ

Dull

vở kịch ấy chán quá

that play was too dull

cảnh chợ chiều chán ngắt

the sight of the late afternoon market was pretty dull

anh ta nói chuyện nghe chán phè

it is very dull to listen to him telling stories

Plenty enough, still plenty..

chán người còn hơn ta

plenty enough people are better than we

người ta họp chán rồi mới thấy anh ta đến

he turned up only when the meeting had lasted plenty long enough

Sáu mươi tuổi hãy còn xuân chán So với ông Bành vẫn thiếu niên

Still green enough at sixty, One is only a youngster compared with Methuselah

chán mớ đời

what a nuisance!

chán như cơm nếp nát

tasteless like sticky rice, dull as ditch-water