{"id":9670,"date":"2019-11-17T15:26:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T15:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-words-phrases\/31-words-for-idiot-in-chinese\/"},"modified":"2019-11-17T15:26:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T15:26:35","slug":"31-words-for-idiot-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/31-words-for-idiot-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Words For Idiot In Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"
It seems I’m a bit obssessed with synonyms.<\/p>\n

Just for fun, here is a list of 31 ways to say “idiot” in Mandarin, ranging from most common to least common.<\/p>\n

1. \u767d\u75f4 báich\u012b – An idiot. Can also mean idiocy as a disease.<\/p>\n

2. \u50bb\u5b50 sh\u01cezi – Idiot. Less formal.<\/p>\n

3. \u5446\u5b50 d\u0101izi – Same as \u50bb\u5b50 sh\u01cezi.<\/p>\n

4. \u611a\u4eba yúrén – Idiot in \u4e66\u9762\u8bed sh\u016bmiàny\u01d4 (formal\/written language); literary register.<\/p>\n

5. \u8822\u8d27 ch\u01d4nhuò – Idiot, a “stupid commodity”. Used as a term of abuse.<\/p>\n

6. \u8822\u624d ch\u01d4ncái – Same as \u8822\u8d27 ch\u01d4nhuò. Alternative form: \u8822\u6750.<\/p>\n

7. \u50bb\u74dc sh\u01cegu\u0101 – Idiot, used either as a term of abuse or jokingly between friends. Literally, “dumb melon.”<\/p>\n

8. \u5446\u74dc d\u0101igu\u0101 – Same as \u50bb\u74dc sh\u01cegu\u0101.<\/p>\n

9. \u7b28\u86cb bèndàn – Idiot, as a term of abuse.<\/p>\n

10. \u4e8c\u767e\u4e94 èrb\u01ceiw\u01d4 – A simpleton. Slang. Literally, “two hundred and fifty” – have no idea why.<\/p>\n

11. \u8822\u4eba ch\u01d4nrén – Idiot.<\/p>\n

12. \u6728\u5934\u4eba mùtourén – Idiot, specifically one who stares blankly, as if in a trance, or one who is slow in understanding. Dated.<\/p>\n

13. \u50bb\u5e3d\u513f \/ \u50bb\u5e3d sh\u01cemào[r] – Idiot or idiotic. Colloquial.<\/p>\n

14. \u8349\u5305 c\u01ceob\u0101o – Idiot. Literally, “straw bag”. Dated.<\/p>\n

15. \u8111\u6b8b n\u01ceocán – Idiot. New and popular slang. Literally, “brain impairment.” Can also function as an adjective: “brain-dead”. Is often used to put-down the \u5bcc\u4e8c\u4ee3 fùèrdài – the supposedly idiotic children of wealthy families in China.<\/p>\n

16. \u996d\u6876 fànt\u01d2ng – A good-for-nothing – a “rice bucket” – that is, someone who can o<\/em>nly eat but not doing anything of note.<\/p>\n

17. \u50bb\u903c sh\u01ceb\u012b – Idiot. A popular new slang ex<\/em>pression. Literally, “stupid cunt”. Probably derives from \u725b\u903c niúb\u012b, “cow’s cunt”, another popular ex<\/em>pression, which equates to “fucking awesome” in English. Appropriately vulgar, but extremely common. Alternative\/polite form: \u50bbB.<\/p>\n

18. \u8822\u9a74 ch\u01d4nl\u01d8 – Idiot. Literally, “stupid donkey.” Term of abuse.<\/p>\n

19. \u4f4e\u80fd\u513f d\u012bnéngr – Idiot. Can also mean one who gets high marks in school but fails at life. Wenlin lists a third meaning as, “sb. with little or no ability in a certain area.”<\/p>\n

20. \u7b28\u5bb6\u4f19 bènji\u0101huo – “Stupid guy.”<\/p>\n

21. \u65e0\u77e5\u8005 wúzh\u012bzh\u011b – Long-winded form of idiot – same as \u611a\u4eba yúrén.<\/p>\n

22. \u61a8\u5b50 h\u0101nzi – Idiot. Rare, regio<\/em>nal slang.<\/p>\n

23. \u7b28\u74dc bèngu\u0101 – Same as \u50bb\u74dc sh\u01cegu\u0101 and \u5446\u74dc d\u0101igu\u0101.<\/p>\n

24. \u7b28\u8d3c bènzéi – Idiot. Uncommon. Literally, “stupid burglar.”<\/p>\n

25. \u611a\u6c13 yúméng – Idiot\/fool. Uncommon.<\/p>\n

26. \u75f4\u6c49 ch\u012bhàn – Idiot\/fool. Uncommon – probably another dictionary-o<\/em>nly word.<\/p>\n

27. \u80f8\u5927\u65e0\u8111 xi\u014dngdàwún\u01ceo – Not just an idiot, but a big-breasted bimbo. Slang.<\/p>\n

28. \u8111\u7f3a\u6c27 n\u01ceoqu\u0113y\u01ceng – Literally, “brain lacks oxygen.” Refers not just to an idiot, but specifically one who can’t express oneself. You might say to such a person, \u4f60\u8111\u5b50\u8fdb\u6c34\u4e86 n\u01d0 n\u01ceozi jìnshu\u01d0 le, meaning, “Your brain is flooded.”<\/p>\n

29. \u7b28\u8d27 bènhuò – Idiot. Literally, “stupid commodity.”<\/p>\n

30. \u5927\u50bb\u4e2a\u513f \/ \u5927\u50bb\u4e2a dàsh\u01cegè[r] – Idiot. Northern slang, meaning, “big dumby.”<\/p>\n

31. \u7b28\u4f2f bènbó – Idiot. Uncommon. \u4e66\u9762\u8bed sh\u016bmiàny\u01d4 (formal\/written language).
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