戇大

See also: 戆大

Chinese

simple; stupid
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
trad. (戇大) 戇 大
simp. (戆大) 戆 大
alternative forms 戇度／戆度
戇徒／戆徒

Etymology

From 戇／戆 + 大, though a common folk etymology states that this is from English gander.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6gaon-du6
      • MiniDict: gaon去 du去
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3gaan-du3
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɡɑ̃²² du⁴⁴/
    • (Northern: Hangzhou)
      • Wugniu: 6gan-du6
      • MiniDict: gan去 du去
      • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ɡɑŋ¹¹ du⁵³/

Noun

戇大

  1. (Wu) idiot, stupid person
    儂哪能投五投六個啦？戇大！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
    侬哪能投五投六个啦？戆大！ [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6non 6na-nen 1ka 6deu-ng-deu-loq 0gheq 0la 6gaon-du [Wugniu]
    How are use this careless? Idiot!

Synonyms

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