白痴

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See also: 白癡

Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
imbecile; sentimental; stupid
imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
 
trad. (白痴/白癡) 白 痴/癡
simp. (白痴) 白 痴
alternative forms 87 Taiwan Internet slang
北七 Taiwan slang

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 白 痴
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 並 (3) 徹 (10)
Final (韻) 陌 (113) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 傍陌切 丑之切
Baxter baek trhi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/bˠæk̚/ /ʈʰɨ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/bᵚak̚/ /ʈʰɨ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/bak̚/ /ȶʰie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/baɨjk̚/ /ʈʰɨ/
Li
Rong 		/bɐk̚/ /ȶʰiə/
Wang
Li 		/bɐk̚/ /ȶʰĭə/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/bʱɐk̚/ /ȶʰi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		bó chī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		bak6 ci1

Noun

白痴

  1. idiot; halfwit
  2. idiocy; intellectual disability

Synonyms

  • (idiot):

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 痴
はく
Grade: 1 		ち
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
白癡 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

Noun

白(はく)痴(ち) • (hakuchi) 

  1. idiocy, imbecility
  2. (dated, medicine) profound mental retardation, indicating an IQ of under 25
  3. an idiot, an imbecile
  4. (dated, medicine) a person suffering from profound mental retardation, with an IQ of under 25
Usage notes
  • No longer used in the clinical sense, much as English idiot is no longer used clinically.

See also

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 白痴 – see the following entry.
【戯たわけ】
a jest, joke; a foolish act
(by extension) fool, idiot
Alternative spelling
タワケ
(This term, 白痴, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
白痴

Noun

白痴 • (baekchi) (hangeul 백치)

  1. Alternative form of 白癡 (“hanja form? of 백치 (“idiot”)”)
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