笨 (ban6 | ben4) : stupid; dull; clumsy; awkward

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笨

ban6

ben4

[1] stupid; dull; dumb; foolish
[2] clumsy; awkward; cumbersome

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

笨

This word has been viewed 8212 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Dec 2014 09:48

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大笨象 daai6 ban6 zoeng6 = elephant 粵

笨拙 ban6 zyut3 ben4 zhuo1 = clumsy; Punch Magazine

笨蛋 ban6 daan6*2 ben4 dan4 = idiot; imbecile; fool

笨重 ban6 zung6 ben4 zhong4 = cumbersome

搵笨 wan2 ban6 wen1 ben4 = to cheat; to con 粵

愚笨 jyu4 ban6 yu2 ben4 = stupid

笨笨地 ban6 ban6*2 dei6*2 = a little clumsy

除笨有精 ceoi4 ban6 jau5 zeng1 = losing sth but gaining sth better (塞翁失馬)

笨手笨腳 ban6 sau2 ban6 goek3 = clumsy, awkward, slow to react 粵

笨豬跳 ban6 zyu1 tiu3 ben4 zhu1 tiao4 = bungee jumping, bungie jumping, bungy jumping

大笨狗 daai6 ban6 gau2 = a big idiot (lit., "big stupid dog") 粵

笨頭笨腦 ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5 ben4 tou2 ben4 nao3 = slow witted; stupid

搵我笨賊 wan2 ngo1 ban6 caak6 = to take me for a stupid fool; to rip me off 粵

笨口拙舌 ban6 hau2 zyut3 sit6 ben4 kou3 zhuo1 she2 = speak foolishly or stupidly; awkward in speech

精人出口，笨人出手 zeng1 jan4 ceot1 hau2 ban6 jan4 ceot1 sau2 jing1 ren2 chu1 kou3 ben4 ren2 chu1 shou3 = the smart fight with with their mouths, and the dumb with their hands 粵

大笨鐘 daai6 ban6 zung1 = Big Ben (famous clock in Britain)

Showing 1 example containing 笨

你小心畀人搵笨。粵
Be careful not to be tricked by anyone.

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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: 笨
Unicode code for this character: U+7b28 (off-site link)

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