腦子有泡

简 脑子有泡 · 繁 腦子有泡
Mandarin · pinyin nǎo zi yǒu pào

Meanings

  1. soft in the head
  2. brainless
  3. dumb
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腦
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子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
泡
pào · bubbles, suds; blister; soak
脑
nǎo · brain
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3–5–3–4 · nao3 zi5 you3 pao4

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nou5 zi2 jau5 pou5

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