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In some senses, sian is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
sian
/sjɛn˨/
name 5adj 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
bored, modern, northwest, tired
VERB + SIAN
coming
SIAN + NOUN
chiang, less, mme
PREP.
from, in, in, until
ADV.
fucking, fucking, particularly
Definitions
adj
1
Bored, weary or fed-up; tired (of something).
[Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian.
“In a country where aspiration drives so much of who we are and what we want, it’s particularly sian to feel stuck,” he suggested.
2
Repetitive and boring, wearisome.
— Sian. Fucking sian. — Complain less. You bite that pencil anymore next time got termites inside you.
name
1
A female given name from Welsh [in turn from Hebrew].
name
1
Alternative form of Siyan.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian.
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“In a country where aspiration drives so much of who we are and what we want, it’s particularly sian to feel stuck,” he suggested.
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— Sian. Fucking sian. — Complain less. You bite that pencil anymore next time got termites inside you.
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As the day drew near it was obvious that it would not bring unmixed joy. Ominous rumors were coming from Sian in the northwest, where Young Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and his troops were now stationed.
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Chiang refused to see any Communists in Sian until Mme Chiang arrived, according to X. Chou (En-lai) went to Mme Chiang and begged her to arrange an interview with Chiang. She finally agreed. Chou was
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After King Wu of Chou had defeated the Shang, the Chou kings continued to rule from ancestral territory, their capital Hao-ching being situated a short distance south-west of modern Sian.
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