无聊 (無聊) wúliáo

1. wúliáo adjective boring; uninteresting
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 没有意义 (ABC 'wúliáo' 无聊 sv 2, p. 1006; CC-CEDICT '無聊'; Guoyu '無聊' 4)
2. wúliáo verb bored
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 愁闷 (ABC 'wúliáo' 无聊 sv 1, p. 1006; CC-CEDICT '無聊'; Guoyu '無聊' 1)
3. wúliáo adjective stupid
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 愁闷 (ABC 'wúliáo' 无聊 sv 3, p. 1006; CC-CEDICT '無聊'; Guoyu '無聊' 1)
4. wúliáo adjective destitute; poverty stricken
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 穷困 (Guoyu '無聊' 2)
5. wúliáo verb to have no alternative
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 无可奈何 (Guoyu '無聊' 3)

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• Boring 無　聊 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》 — count: 53
• Scroll 3: Use Your Time for Good - Bored 卷三　善用時間 無聊 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 27
• Scroll 1: The Essentials of Life - Passing Time in Boredom 卷一　生活之要 打發無聊 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 17
• Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Topics for Conversation 卷四　預留空間 話題 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 3
• Chapter 2: The Language of Non-Contention - Guests 卷二　無諍的語言 客人 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 2
• Hsing Yun Diary 9 - Remain Carefree in Observing the Mind 星雲日記９～觀心自在 觀心自在(1991/1/1~1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 2
• The Path to Establishing Buddhist Youth Success (1) 佛教青年成功立業之道（一） Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 2
• Chapter 3: Training Your Thoughts - Vacation 卷三　思想訓練 假期 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 6 - Where are the Future Prospects? 《人間萬事6－前途在哪裡》 — count: 2
• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 2
• I Can Tolerate this for a Lifetime 我就這樣忍了一生 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 2

Collocations

• 觉得无聊 (覺得無聊) 並不會覺得無聊 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 9: A Day Inside the Monastery 第九講‧叢林一日 — count: 17
• 感到无聊 (感到無聊) 在時間上感到無聊的時候 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Boring 無　聊 — count: 14
• 无聊的话 (無聊的話) 盡講些無聊的話影響別人 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Boring 無　聊 — count: 7
• 就是无聊 (就是無聊) 就是無聊的事 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Boring 無　聊 — count: 7
• 一些无聊 (一些無聊) 說一些無聊的話損傷了別人 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Boring 無　聊 — count: 7
• 不会无聊 (不會無聊) 就不會無聊了 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Boring 無　聊 — count: 5
• 打发无聊 (打發無聊) 藉此打發無聊煩惱的歲月 — Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 41 - What Samsara is Like: Principles of Using Money 星雲日記41～生死一如 用錢之道(1996/5/1~1996/5/15) — count: 4
• 寂寞无聊 (寂寞無聊) 寂寞無聊的時間便不容易打發 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 4
• 多无聊 (多無聊) 如果沒有那麼多無聊的人 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Boring 無　聊 — count: 3
• 会无聊 (會無聊) 義工如果沒有事做也會無聊 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 5: Organizational Management 《僧事百講5－組織管理》, Lecture 7: Volunteer Bodhisattva 第七講．義工菩薩 — count: 3