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Chinese
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stupid
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blunt; stupid; to wiggle (of worms) blunt; stupid; to wiggle (of worms); sluggish |
| trad. (愚蠢)
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愚
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蠢
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| simp. #(愚蠢)
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愚
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蠢
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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愚
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蠢
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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15919
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12574
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Phonetic
component
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禺
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屯
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Rime
group
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侯
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蠢
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋo/
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/*tʰjunʔ/
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Adjective
愚蠢
- stupid; foolish; unwise
你看她，大家都叫她「愚蠢的老太婆」。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Nǐ kàn tā, dàjiā dōu jiào tā “yúchǔn de lǎotàipó”.
- Look at her; everyone calls her "stupid old hag".
Synonyms
- 呆
- 呆傻 (dāishǎ)
- 呆痴 (dāichī)
- 𡳞面 (Hokkien, vulgar)
- 𡳞鳥面／𡳞鸟面 (Hokkien, vulgar)
- 愚戇／愚戆 (Hokkien)
- 愚昧 (yúmèi)
- 愚笨 (yúbèn)
- 愚鈍／愚钝 (yúdùn)
- 拙 (zhuō) (literary, or in compounds)
- 拙笨 (zhuōbèn)
- 撚樣／撚样 (lan2 joeng6-2) (Cantonese, vulgar)
- 暗昧 (ànmèi)
- 梢跤 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 梢跤軟蹄／梢跤软蹄 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 梢蹬 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 棒槌 (bàngchuí)
- 海鱟／海鲎 (Hokkien)
- 混鈍／混钝 (Hokkien)
- 痴呆
- 發踱／发踱 (7faq 8doq) (Wu)
- 笨 (bèn)
- 笨拙 (bènzhuō)
- 笨車車／笨车车 (Hokkien)
- 臭笨 (Hokkien)
- 菜瓜 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 蠢 (chǔn)
- 蠢氣／蠢气 (qyn3 qi4) (Xiang)
- 蠢笨 (chǔnbèn)
- 袋屎 (Hokkien)
- 袋屎袋尿 (Hokkien)
- 跤梢 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 遲鈍／迟钝 (chídùn)
- 阿西 (Hokkien)
- 頇顢／顸颟 (Hokkien)
- 鱟／鲎 (Hokkien)
- 鳩拙／鸠拙 (jiūzhuó) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of
笨 (“stupid; lacking intelligence”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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笨, 愚笨, 愚蠢
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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笨
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| Taiwan
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笨
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| Singapore
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笨
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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笨
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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悶
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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笨, 蠢
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| Wuhan
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笨, 蠢
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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笨
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| Hefei
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笨
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蠢, 笨
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| Hong Kong
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蠢, 笨
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| Yangjiang
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吽, 塞督, 塞
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蠢
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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笨, 蠢
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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笨
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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笨
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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笨
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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愚, 笨
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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笨
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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白仁
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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笨
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| Wenzhou
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呆, 笨
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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蠢
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| Shuangfeng
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蠢
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Antonyms
Noun
愚蠢
- stupidity; foolishness
他因為自己的愚蠢，多次錯過了彌補虧損的機會。 [MSC, trad.]
他因为自己的愚蠢，多次错过了弥补亏损的机会。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā yīnwèi zìjǐ de yúchǔn, duōcì cuòguò le míbǔ kuīsǔn de jīhuì.
- Because of his stupidity, he missed multiple opportunities to regain his losses.
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