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  ngoi4 daai1   jyutping
  dai1   pinyin
[1] [adj] dumb; dull; idiotic; silly
[2] [adj] blank; rigid; stupefied
[3] [] [v] variant of 'stay'


1. Jyutping ngoi4 is standard reading; daai1 is variant.
2. has a variant form in .
Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 8679 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Oct 2013 14:25

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detail  syu1 ngoi4 zi2  shu1 dai1 zi5 = a bookworm; a nerd
detail  ngoi4 baan2  ai2 ban3 = boring
detail  ci1 ngoi4 zing3  chi1 dai1 zheng4 = senile dementia
detail  ngoi4 deon6   = slack (as in dull, not smart)
detail  haak3 ngoi4   = dumbfounded; to be aghast (at); be petrified; be frozen
detail  ci1 ngoi4  chi1 dai1 = stupidity; imbecility; dementia;
detail  faat3 ngoi4  fa1 dai1 = stare blankly; in a daze; lost in thought
detail  lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4  lao3 nian2 chi1 dai1 = Alzheimer's disease; senility, senile dementia
detail  ci1 ngoi4  chi1 dai1 = stupid; dementia
detail  muk6 ngoi4 ngoi4   = stupid, "wooden"
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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