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Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Originally Hokkien before spreading to other Sinitic languages.
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Adjective
三八
- (euphemistic, humorous, originally of a woman) Comedically refers to women (originally) who speak and behave irrationally: nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; indecent; immodest; shameless; unreasonable; frivolous; unprincipled; foolish; stupid; silly
Noun
三八
- (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: spiteful or unpleasant woman; bitch; slut
Interjection
三八
- (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) how frivolous!; how impetuous!; how irrational!; how unreasonable! (expletive)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
傻 (“foolish”)
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
傻
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
|
傻
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| Taiwan
|
傻
|
| Tianjin
|
傻
|
| Xi'an
|
瓜
|
| Wuhan
|
苕, 哈, 嘎
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| Chengdu
|
哈, 瓜, 寶
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| Guilin
|
哈
|
| Yangzhou
|
呆, 木足, 瓜
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| Hefei
|
呆, 傻
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| Singapore
|
傻, 戇
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| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
戇, 傻, 戇居
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| Hong Kong
|
傻, 戇, 戇居
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| Taishan
|
傻, 吽, 戇
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| Dongguan
|
戇, 傻, 吽
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| Yangjiang
|
傻, 戇
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
傻, 戇
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
傻, 戇
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| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
蟬
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
傻, 戇
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
戇, 傻
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| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
|
傻
|
| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
|
戇
|
| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
|
戇
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| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
|
戇鳩
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
|
呆愕
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
|
戇
|
| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
|
戇鬼
|
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
|
傻
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| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
|
慢, 嚒
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
|
戇鳩
|
| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
|
戇
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
|
傻
|
| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
|
戇鳩
|
| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
|
戇鳩
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
戇
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
戇
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
戇
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
戇
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
戇
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
戇
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
傻, 二不楞
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
賴, 戇
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
戇
|
| Changle
|
戇
|
| Fuqing
|
戇
|
| Yongtai
|
戇
|
| Gutian
|
阿褒
|
| Fu'an
|
戇
|
| Ningde
|
戇, 庸
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| Shouning
|
戇, 庸
|
| Zhouning
|
戇
|
| Fuding
|
庸
|
| Matsu
|
戇
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
戇
|
| Quanzhou
|
戇, 潲面 vulgar
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| Zhangzhou
|
戇, 哚哥, 潲面 vulgar
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| Zhao'an
|
戇
|
| Kaohsiung
|
戇
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
戇
|
| Taichung
|
戇
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
呆
|
| Tainan
|
槌, 戇
|
| Hsinchu
|
戇
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
戇
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
戇
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
戇, 悇, 呆, 歁戇, 戇戇, 戇呆, 呆呆, 悇悇
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
戇, 戇戇, 洽, 洽潲 vulgar, 洽仔, 山猴, 三八, 三八潲 vulgar
|
| Chaozhou
|
㦙, 白仁, 戇
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| Jieyang
|
㦙, 白仁, 戇
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
㦙, 戇, 悇
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| Wenchang
|
戇, 傻
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| Haikou
|
戇
|
| Qionghai
|
戇
|
| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
戇
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
戇, 壽, 糞
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
|
戇, 壽, 踱
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| Suzhou
|
戇, 壽, 踱
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| Wuxi
|
戇, 壽
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| Tongxiang
|
踱
|
| Ningbo
|
呆, 戇
|
| Wenzhou
|
呆, 憨
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
寶, 醒
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| Shuangfeng
|
哈
|
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
三八
- (～節, ～婦女節) 8th of March, International Women's Day
