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戇

简戆 · 繁戇

Mandarin · pinyin gàng#

stupid (Wu dialect)

Mandarin · pinyin zhuàng#

simple
honest

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戇: Look up this written character
戆: gàng · zhuàng · stupid, simple, simple-minded

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4 · gang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngong6 · zong3

Cantonese word readings for 戇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) stupid and honest; simple
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) blunt and tactless

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Wu) stupid; foolish; simple; simple-minded
(dialectal Mandarin) stubborn; bull-headed
(dialectal Mandarin) frank; honest; straight

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