Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay pandai.
Pronunciation
Adjective
扮𠮨
- (Malaysian Cantonese and Singapore Cantonese) clever
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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聰明
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| Taiwan
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聰明
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| Malaysia
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聰明
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| Singapore
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聰明
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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聰明
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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靈, 靈醒
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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精靈, 聰明
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| Wuhan
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聰明
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| Guilin
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聰明
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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聰明
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| Hefei
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聰明
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
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| Hong Kong
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聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
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| Taishan
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聰明, 叻, 參
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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叻
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| Yangjiang
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伶俐, 叻
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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精, 扮𠮨
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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精靈, 聰明
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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聰明, 機靈
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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聰明
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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聰明
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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聰明
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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聰明, 精
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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聰明, 精
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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聰明
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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將
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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機靈, 聰明
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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聰明
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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聰明
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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聰明, 伶俐
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| Quanzhou
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聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory, 伶俐
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| Zhangzhou
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聰明, 伶俐
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| Taipei
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聰明, 巧, 明白
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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巧, 勥, 𠢕
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| Chaozhou
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聰明
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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聰明
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| Wenchang
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精
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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精
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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聰明
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| Ningbo
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聰明
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| Wenzhou
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靈, 聰明
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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靈泛, 聰明
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| Shuangfeng
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聰明
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