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白痴
白痴
See also: 白癡
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 白痴 – see 白癡. (This term, 白痴, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 白癡.) |
Notes:
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 痴 |
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はく Grade: 1 |
ち Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese.
Pronunciation
Noun
白痴 (hiragana はくち, romaji hakuchi)
- idiocy, imbecility
- (dated, medicine) profound mental retardation, indicating an IQ of under 25
- an idiot, an imbecile
- (dated, medicine) a person suffering from profound mental retardation, with an IQ of under 25
Usage notes
No longer used in the clinical sense, much as English idiot is no longer used clinically.
See also
- 知恵遅れ (ちえおくれ, chie okure): mental retardation