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頑鈍

简顽钝 · 繁頑鈍

Mandarin · pinyin wán dùn

blunt (instrument)
stupid
thick-headed

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顽: wán · obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant
钝: dùn · blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted

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2–4 · wan2 dun4

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waan4 deon6

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adj

(literary) dull and obtuse; stupid; thickheaded
(literary) lacking moral courage
(literary) blunt

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