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笨頭笨腦

简 笨头笨脑 · 繁 笨頭笨腦
Mandarin · pinyin bèn tóu bèn nǎo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
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Characters in this entry

笨
bèn · foolish, stupid, dull; awkward
頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
腦
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头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
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4–2–4–3 · ben4 tou2 ben4 nao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ban6 tau2 ban6 nou5

Cantonese word readings for 笨頭笨腦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (of a person) stupid; slow-witted; muddleheaded
  2. (of a design) clumsy; cumbersome

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