厭世

See also: 厌世

Chinese

loathe
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (厭世)
simp. (厌世)

Pronunciation


Verb

厭世

  1. to be world-weary; to be pessimistic
    厭世厌世   yànshìliǎn   (neologism) world-loathing look; resting bitch face
  2. to be cynical
  3. to be misanthropic
  4. (historical) to go die

Adjective

厭世

  1. pessimistic
  2. cynical
  3. misanthropic

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えん
Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んせー [èńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

(えん)(せい) • (ensei) 

  1. pessimism; weariness with life

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

厭世 • (yeomse) (hangeul 염세)

  1. Hanja form? of 염세 (pessimism; weariness with life).
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