xián

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Definitions

  1. 1. to dislike
  2. 2. suspicion
  3. 3. resentment
  4. 4. enmity

Words Containing 嫌

嫌弃
xián qì

to regard with disdain

嫌疑
xián yí

suspicion

涉嫌
shè xián

to be a suspect (in a crime)

主嫌
zhǔ xián

prime, key or main suspect (law)

凶嫌
xiōng xián

alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime

儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

冰释前嫌
bīng shì qián xián

to forget previous differences

前嫌
qián xián

former hatred

口嫌体正直
kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)

口嫌体直
kǒu xián tǐ zhí

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí])

夙嫌
sù xián

long-standing resentment

嫌厌
xián yàn

to loathe

嫌忌
xián jì

suspicion

嫌怨
xián yuàn

grievance

嫌恨
xián hèn

hatred

嫌恶
xián wù

to loathe

嫌犯
xián fàn

criminal suspect

嫌猜
xián cāi

suspicion

嫌疑人
xián yí rén

a suspect

嫌疑犯
xián yí fàn

a suspect

嫌肥挑瘦
xián féi tiāo shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

嫌贫爱富
xián pín ài fù

to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)

嫌隙
xián xì

hostility

子不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
zǐ bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

see 兒不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧|儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫[ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín]

引嫌
yǐn xián

to avoid arousing suspicions

挑肥嫌瘦
tiāo féi xián shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

涉嫌人
shè xián rén

(criminal) suspect

尽释前嫌
jìn shì qián xián

to forget former enmity (idiom)

稍嫌
shāo xián

more than one would wish

讨人嫌
tǎo rén xián

unpleasant

讨嫌
tǎo xián

disagreeable

避嫌
bì xián

to avoid arousing suspicion

释嫌
shì xián

to forget bad feelings