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The traditional character "膩" is structured with the "月" radical, which often relates to flesh or fat, combined with "貳" serving primarily as a phonetic component, and its original meaning centered on the concrete quality of being greasy or oily. Over time, this meaning extended metaphorically to describe a sense of excessive saturation, leading to abstract uses such as expressing boredom or disgust, as in feeling腻烦 from overindulgence. The simplified form "腻" maintains this basic composition with the phonetic simplified to "贰", and while the character still denotes physical richness, it also applies to refined textures like in细腻 and to cloying psychological states.
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这个菜有点腻。
他玩腻了那个游戏。
油腻的食物对健康不好。
她细腻地描述了场景。
我腻烦了这种重复的工作。
蛋糕太甜了，吃多了会腻。
他对这个话题已经感到腻味了。
长期面对单调的生活，让人心生腻烦。