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油腻
yóunì
Description
如果一个菜里放了很多油，吃起来很油，我们就说它很油腻。
If a dish has a lot of oil and tastes oily, we say it is very 油腻.
现在人们也用“油腻”来说一个人让人觉得不舒服、不自然。
Nowadays, people also use "油腻" to describe a person who makes others feel uncomfortable or unnatural.
Meanings
油腻yóunì
greasy; oily (of food)
这个菜太油腻了，我不想吃。
This dish is too greasy; I don't want to eat it.
油腻yóunì
greasy, sleazy, or off-putting (of a person)
他说话的样子有点油腻。
The way he talks is a bit sleazy.
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Notes
- Etymology
油 (oil) + 腻 (greasy/cloying), literally 'oily and greasy'.
- Nuance
describing a person as 油腻 is modern slang meaning smarmy or tacky.
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