呆 (ngoi4 daai1 | dai1) : dumb; blank; stay

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呆

ngoi4 daai1

dai1

[1] [adj] dumb; dull; idiotic; silly
[2] [adj] blank; rigid; stupefied
[3] [國] [v] variant of 待 'stay'

1. Jyutping ngoi4 is standard reading; daai1 is variant.
2. 呆 has a variant form in 獃.

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

呆

This word has been viewed 9927 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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書呆子 syu1 ngoi4 zi2 shu1 dai1 zi5 = a bookworm; a nerd

呆板 ngoi4 baan2 ai2 ban3 = boring

癡呆症 ci1 ngoi4 zing3 chi1 dai1 zheng4 = senile dementia

呆鈍 ngoi4 deon6 = slack (as in dull, not smart)

嚇呆 haak3 ngoi4 = dumbfounded; to be aghast (at); be petrified; be frozen

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

發呆 faat3 ngoi4 fa1 dai1 = stare blankly; in a daze; lost in thought 國

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

痴呆 ci1 ngoi4 chi1 dai1 = stupid; dementia

木呆呆 muk6 ngoi4 ngoi4 = stupid, "wooden" 粵

呆滯滯 ngoi4 zai6 zai6 = vague 粵

呆若木雞 ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1 = transfixed, dumbstruck, dumb as a wooden chicken

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

呆子 ngoi4 zi2 dai1 zi5 = fool; sucker; idiot

目瞪口呆 muk6 dang1 hau2 ngoi4 mu4 deng4 kou3 dai1 = stare bewilderedly

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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: 呆
Unicode code for this character: U+5446 (off-site link)

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