thiểu năng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 and 能.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəw˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]

Adjective

thiểu năng

(psychology) intellectually disable, suffered from mental retardation
(derogatory, offensive) retarded
Đồ thiểu năng! Bài dễ thế không làm được à, hả?
Goddamn what a retarded. These assignments are piss easy yet you still can't do them for yourself, huh?

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