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笨蛋

笨蛋

Chinese

		stupid; foolish; silly stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	egg; oval shaped
simp. and trad. (笨蛋)		笨	蛋

Noun

笨蛋

(informal) fool, idiot, silly (person)
(term of affection) kid, kiddo

Synonyms

傻瓜 (shǎguā)
笨笨

Etymology

From 笨 (bèn, “foolish, stupid”) + 蛋 (dàn, “egg”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bèndàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ban⁶ daan^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèndàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: benndann
  - IPA ^(key): /pən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ban⁶ daan^6-2
  - Yale: bahn dáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban⁶ daan^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐn²² tɑːn²²⁻³⁵/