癡 (ci1 | chi1) : idiotic; crazy about

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癡

ci1

chi1

[1] [adj] idiotic; silly; stupid; foolish
[2] [adj] crazy about; infatuated with; besotted by
[3] [n] person who is infatuated with sb/sth

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Stroke count: 19

Level: 2

Radical: 疒 (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

癡 / 痴

This word has been viewed 7337 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Apr 2011 14:45

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白癡 baak6 ci1 bai2 chi1 = idiot; fool

癡呆症 ci1 ngoi4 zing3 chi1 dai1 zheng4 = senile dementia

癡呆 ci1 ngoi4 chi1 dai1 = stupidity; imbecility; dementia;

癡纏 ci1 cin4 = obsessed; possessive; clingy 粵

老年癡呆 lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4 lao3 nian2 chi1 dai1 = Alzheimer's disease; senility, senile dementia

癡線 ci1 sin3 = crazy 粵

情癡 cing4 ci1 qing2 chi1 = infatuated; lovesick person

癡線佬 ci1 sin3 lou2 = crazy man 粵

癡心 ci1 sam1 chi1 xin1 = foolish; blind love

白癡佬 baak6 ci1 lou2 = a crazy or stupid person 粵

癡情 ci1 cing4 chi1 qing2 = blind passion; blind love

癡心妄想 ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 chi1 xin1 wang4 xiang3 = wishful thinking; fond dream

癡肥 ci1 fei4 chi1 fei2 = obese, obesity 粵

癡愚 ci1 jyu4 chi1 yu2 = imbecility; moronity

癡迷 ci1 mai4 chi1 mi2 = infatuated; rapt; infatuated; obsessed; crazy

癡人說夢 ci1 jan4 syut3 mung6 chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4 = idiotic nonsense; lunatic ravings

假癡不癲 gaa2 ci1 bat1 din1 jia3 chi1 bu4 dian1 = to play dumb while remaining smart

老人癡呆症 lou5 jan4 ci1 ngoi4 zing3 lao3 ren2 chi2 dai1 zheng4 = Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia

路癡 lou6 ci1 lu4 chi1 = having no sense of direction (lit., "road idiot")

如醉如癡 jyu4 zeoi3 jyu4 ci1 ru2 zui4 ru2 chi1 = entranced

花癡 faa1 ci1 hua1 chi1 = anthomaniac

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 癡
Unicode code for this character: U+7661 (off-site link)

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