書呆子

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Chinese

book; letter
stupid person; simpleton; fool
stupid person; simpleton; fool; idiot
 
trad. (書呆子/書獃子) 書 呆子/獃子
simp. (书呆子) 书 呆子

Pronunciation

Noun

書呆子

  1. (derogatory) book nerd; pedant

Usage notes

Often mistranslated as the neutral bookworm, 書呆子／书呆子 (shūdāizi) carries the negative connotation of someone who buries their head in books and is unable to engage with the wider world.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 書呆子 (“book nerd; pedant (derogatory)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 書呆子
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 書呆子
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 書呆子
Gan Lichuan 書呆子, 書恛子
Huizhou Jixi 書呆子
Southern Min Kaohsiung 書呆
Yilan 書呆
Changhua (Lukang) 書呆
Taichung 書呆
Taichung (Wuqi) 書癲
Tainan 書呆
Taitung 書呆
Hsinchu 書癲
Penghu (Magong) 書呆
Wu Shanghai 書踱頭
Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) 書踱頭
Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) 書踱頭
Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) 書踱頭
Shanghai (Chongming) 書踱頭
Suzhou 書踱頭
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) 書踱頭
Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) 書踱頭
Wuxi 書踱頭
Changzhou 書踱頭
Yixing 書踱頭
Danyang 書獃屄
Jiangyin 書踱頭
Huzhou (Shuanglin) 書踱頭
Hangzhou 書踱頭
Shaoxing 書踱頭
Ningbo 書踱頭, 書大糊
Yuyao 書踱頭
Taizhou (Huangyan) 書腐
Jinhua 書夫
Yongkang 書腐
Xiang Changsha 書憨寶, 書憨子
Loudi 書呆子
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