白痴

See also: 白癡

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
imbecile; sentimental; stupid
imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
trad. (白痴/白癡) /
simp. (白痴)
alternative forms 87 Taiwan Internet slang
北七 Taiwan slang

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (10)
Final () (113) (19)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bˠæk̚/ /ʈʰɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/bᵚak̚/ /ʈʰɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/bak̚/ /ȶʰie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/baɨjk̚/ /ʈʰɨ/
Li
Rong
/bɐk̚/ /ȶʰiə/
Wang
Li
/bɐk̚/ /ȶʰĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱɐk̚/ /ȶʰi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bak6 ci1

Noun

白痴

  1. idiot; halfwit
  2. idiocy; intellectual disability

Synonyms

  • (idiot):

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
白癡 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [hàkúchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

(はく)() (hakuchi) 

  1. idiocy, imbecility
  2. (dated, medicine) profound mental retardation, indicating an IQ of under 25
  3. an idiot, an imbecile
  4. (dated, medicine) a person suffering from profound mental retardation, with an IQ of under 25
Usage notes
  • No longer used in the clinical sense, much as English idiot is no longer used clinically.

See also

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 白痴 – see the following entry.
たわ
[noun] a jest, joke; a foolish act
[noun] (by extension) fool, idiot
Alternative spellings
タワケ, 白痴
(This term, 白痴, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

白痴 (baekchi) (hangeul 백치)

  1. Alternative form of 白癡 (Hanja form? of 백치 (idiot).)
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