頭腦簡單四肢發達

简 头脑简单四肢发达 · 繁 頭腦簡單四肢發達
Mandarin · pinyin tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá

Meanings

  1. all brawn no brains
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
腦
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簡
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單
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四
sì · four
肢
zhī · human limbs; animal feet
發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
達
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头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
简
jiǎn · simple, terse, succinct, a letter
单
dān · single, individual, only; lone
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
达
dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
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2–3–3–1–4–1–1–2 · tou2 nao3 jian3 dan1 si4 zhi1 fa1 da2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1 sei3 zi1 faat3 daat6

Cantonese word readings for 頭腦簡單四肢發達. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tau4 nou5 gaan2 daan1 sei3 zi1 faat3 daat6

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頭腦簡單四肢發達 · tou2 nao3 jian3 dan1 si4 zhi1 fa1 da2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 119,115
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Exact source record頭腦簡單四肢發達 头脑简单四肢发达 [tou2 nao3 jian3 dan1 si4 zhi1 fa1 da2] /all brawn no brains/