腻 nì greasy
greasy; oily; smooth; tired
How to remember 腻: 月 meat + 贰 formal two = greasy. After three meat skewers Dad checks the bill, where the cook wrote a formal two like a bank clerk, and wipes his greasy fingers on a napkin.
Component breakdown
腻 = 月 meat + 贰 formal two
- 月 meat
- 贰 formal two
After three meat skewers Dad checks the bill, where the cook wrote a formal two like a bank clerk, and wipes his greasy fingers on a napkin.
How it is used
- Two branches. Physical: greasy/rich - 油腻 (yóunì) oily, 甜腻 (tiánnì) cloyingly sweet; or fine and smooth - 细腻 (xìnì) delicate, exquisite (of skin, texture, or writing).
- Emotional: fed up - 腻了 (nì le) sick of it, 腻歪 (nìwai) to be sick of / (of couples) lovey-dovey. Same character, opposite feels: rich food vs. tired of.