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腦死亡

nou5 sei2 mong4

nao3 si3 wang2

brain dead, incredibly stupid

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

腦死亡 / 脑死亡

This word was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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腦 nou5 nao3 nao4 - the brain
死 sei2 si2 si3 - die, dead; death
亡 mong4 wang2 {wu2} - perish, die; flee, escape

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