戇頭戇腦

简 戆头戆脑 · 繁 戇頭戇腦
Mandarin · pinyin gàng tóu gàng nǎo

Meanings

  1. stupid (Wu dialect)
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戇
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
腦
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戆
gàng · zhuàng · stupid, simple, simple-minded
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
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4–2–4–3 · gang4 tou2 gang4 nao3

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ngong6 tau4 ngong6 nou5

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