Chinese

Definitions

愚蠢

1. stupid, foolish, unwise; stupidity, foolishness

   愚蠢之人，不足多誅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

   愚蠢之人，不足多诛。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE

   Yúchǔn zhī rén, bùzú duō zhū. [Pinyin]

   The unwise are not worthy of excessive punishment.

   你看她，大家都叫她「愚蠢的老太婆」。 [MSC, trad.]

   你看她，大家都叫她“愚蠢的老太婆”。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ kàn tā, dàjiā dōu jiào tā "yúchǔn de lǎotàipó". [Pinyin]

   Look at her; everyone calls her "stupid old hag".

   他因為自己的愚蠢，多次錯過了彌補虧損的機會。 [MSC, trad.]

   他因为自己的愚蠢，多次错过了弥补亏损的机会。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yīnwèi zìjǐ de yúchǔn, duōcì cuòguò le míbǔ kuīsǔn de jīhuì. [Pinyin]

   Because of his stupidity, he missed multiple opportunities to regain his losses.

Synonyms

• 痴呆 (chīdāi)
• 愚笨 (yúbèn)
• 愚昧 (yúmèi)

Antonyms

• 伶俐 (línglì)
• 智慧 (zhìhuì)
• 聰明／聪明 (cōngmíng)
• 聰穎／聪颖 (cōngyǐng)
• 穎悟／颖悟 (yǐngwù)