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遲鈍

简迟钝 · 繁遲鈍

Mandarin · pinyin chí dùn

slow in one's reactions
sluggish (in movement or thought)

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遲: Look up this written character
鈍: Look up this written character
迟: chí · late, tardy; slow; delay
钝: dùn · blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted

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2–4 · chi2 dun4

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ci4 deon6

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

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adj

(of reaction) slow
retarded; obtuse; dim-witted

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