STUPID  愚笨愚

LACK APPROPRIATE INTELLIGENCE.
IGNORANTUNINTELLIGENTIGNORANTDENSEFOOLISHDULL-WITTEDSLOWSIMPLEMINDEDVACUOUSVAPIDIDIOTICIMBECILICIMBECILEOBTUSEDOLTISHINFORMAL THICKDIMDIMWITTEDDUMBDOPEYDOZYMORONICCRETINOUSPEA-BRAINEDHALFWITTEDSOFT IN THE HEADBRAIN-DEADBONEHEADEDTHICKHEADEDWOODEN-HEADEDMUTTONHEADEDDAFT
Antonym
  • INTELLIGENTSKILLFUL IN-RELATION-TO UNDERSTANDING and DECIDING.
    • SKILLFULABLE to ACT:do something BECAUSE one has LEARNT NECESSARY METHODS. 
      • TALENTINTENSELY AND IMPORTANTLY SKILLFUL OR WISE.
        • CURIOSITYINTEREST IN MANY THINGS which one FEELS DESERVE one's ATTENTION.
          Hypernym
          • LACKSITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE.
            • SITUATIONRELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT.
              • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER.
                • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE....
          See also
          • MADILLNESS of the MIND.
            Hyponym
            • INCOMPETENT　STUPID so as NOT to be ABLE to ACT:do DEFINED THINGS one SHOULD DO.
              • NAIVE　STUPID BECAUSE LACKING IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE.
                Old Chinese Criteria
                1. The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to moral as well as intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.

                2. Zhuó 拙 (ant. jié 捷 "nimble") refers to practical ineptitude.

                3. Chī 癡 (ant. yǐ4ng 穎 "very clever") refers to moronic clinical intellectual ineptitude.

                4. Lǔ 魯 and dùn 鈍 (ant. huì 慧 "clever") refer to boorish and rustic bluntness of sensibility.

                5. Bì 蔽 and měng 蒙 (all ant. cōng 聰 "clever"), refer to an appearance of stupidity due to limited access to information, a state of stupidity that is typically construed as remediable.

                6. Mèi 昧 and àn 暗 (ant. míng 明 "clear-minded") refer primarily to benightedness of mind and lack of an enlightened attitude, particularly on the part of a ruler or a person who should know better.

                7. Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                NB: Bèn 笨, āi 呆, shǎ3 傻, and chūn 蠢 are post-Han words for stupidity and silliness.

                Modern Chinese Criteria
                蠢笨 is a current standard word referring to stupidity.

                愚笨 is a current literary word referring to stupidity.

                笨 is a current colloquial word referring to stupidity.

                愚蠢 is a slightly literary current word referring to stupidity.

                笨拙 focusses on practical ineptness.

                拙笨 focusses strongly and primarily on practical ineptness or clumsiness.

                迂拙 is a very literary word referring to practical ineptness.

                笨手笨腳 refers to extreme clumsiness.

                笨口笨舌 focusses on inarticulateness.

                笨頭笨腦 focusses on intellectual obtuseness.

                呆 focusses on slow wit.

                傻 focusses on plain silliness.

                愚拙 is a rather literary word focussing on clumsiness.

                愚魯 focusses on boorishness.

                愚昧 focusses on obfuscation of mind.

                痴呆 focusses on besotted silliness.

                呆痴 focusses on besotted silliness.

                呆笨 focusses on slow wit.

                粗笨 focusses on lack of subtlety of mind.

                缺根弦兒 is a colloquial way of calling someone intellectually deficient.

                傻氣

                傻勁兒

                拙

                痴

                蠢

                愚

                傻

                傻呵呵

                笨頭笨腦

                傻�媔怌�

                愚不可及

                愚昧無知

                糊塗

                背晦

                悖晦

                發蒙

                蒙昧

                昏昧

                懵懂

                鶻突

                顢頇

                馬大哈

                暗

                昏庸

                昏聵

                昏昏

                憒憒

                糊�婼 k 塗

                稀�婼 k 塗

                昏頭昏腦

                渾頭渾腦

                暈頭轉向

                蒙頭轉向

                迷迷糊糊

                如墮煙海

                如坐雲霧

                如墮五里霧中

                蒙昧無知

                懵然無知

                當局者迷

                孤陋寡聞

                丈二和尚摸不著頭腦

                rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

                • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 213

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 15.79

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.22

                • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 43

                  INDOCTUS, INDOCILIS

                  292. Ex Serv., Aen.: Is genus indocile. Al., indocibilis.

                  -- Discit.-Didicit, ex Serv.

                  ]

                  292. Inter Indoctum et indocilem. Indocilis est, qui penitus non 39 potest discere [ Al., docere. F., doceri]. Indoctus, qui nondum discit, et tamen discere potest. Ad hanc formam [ Al., ab hac forma] similia distingue, ut puta, immotus, et immobilis, et [col. 40C] his similia.

                • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 58

                  STULTUS, FATUUS, STUPIDUS

                  500. Etymolog. lib. X, littera S, interpretes Terentii act. V, scen. 9, Eunuch.

                  -- Stupidus. Non., dict. Stupidus.

                  ]

                  500. Inter Stultum, fatuum, et stupidum. Quidam veterum fatuum existimant qui nec quod fatur ipse, nec quod alii dicunt, intelligat; stultum vero hebetiorem corde. Unde Afranius: Ego, inquit, me stultum existimo, fatuum esse non opinor. Id est, obtusis quidem sensibus, non tamen nullis. Stupidus vero dictus est quasi lapideus, quasi stolidus.

                  61

                  INERS, SEGNIS

                  296. Fest., dict. Iners, est autem ex Serv., ad ill. I Aen.: Instant ardentes Tyrii; ipse Etymolog. lib. X, littera I.

                  --Etymolog. lib. X, littera S.

                  ]

                  296. Inter Inertem et segnem. Iners sine arte, et ob hoc neque operis quidem ullius [ Al., operique utilis]. Segnis, quasi sine igne; quomodo securus, sine cura, [col. 40D] id est frigidus, per quod inutilem accipimus.

                  IMMEMOR, IGNARUS

                  Immemor est qui oblitus est, ignarus qui inscius.

                • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                  IGNORANT

                  ignarus refers to one who is without notitia of something, ignorant of something that one might expect him to be familiar with.

                  inscius refers to someone who is without scientia of something, without an active understanding of it.

                  nescius refers to someone who happens not to be informed of something or who happens never to have heard of something, without negative connotations.

                  STUPID

                  stupidus refers to stupidity in human beings who comprehend things with difficulty.

                  brutus refers to stupidity in animals and in men whose organisation is like that of beasts, who comprehend nothing, as being without reason.

                  bardus refers to someone who comprehends slowly, as being of little talent.

                  stultus refers to a lack of practical wisdom, as folly.

                  fatuus refers to a lack of aesthetical judgment, as silliness.

                  stolidus refers to a lack of reasonable moderation, as brutality.

                • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 172

                • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                  CREDULITAS

                  IGNORANTIA

                  INSCITIA

                  STULTITIA

                • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 129ff

                  bezgramotnost' 'illiteracy, ignorance'

                  bezgramotnyj

                • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 186 and 319/20

                • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p.

                  BETISE

                  Splendid analysis of Flaubert etc. SEE ALSO MAGAZINE LITTERAIRE, SEPT. 2007 ON BETISE.

                • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2.299

                  DUMMHEIT

                • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no 12

                  the stupid person who does everything at the wrong time

                • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 10

                  The petty mind

                • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 27

                • 東漢﹣隨常用詞演變研究 ( WANG WEIHUI 2000) p. 325

                • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 27

                • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 308

                • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.394:264

                  MAL-ADRESSE.MALHABILETE

                • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.4:5

                  SOT.FAT.IMPERTINENT

                • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.46.31

                  ANE.IGNORANT

                • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.48.34

                  BETE.STUPIDE.IDIOT; FOU.EXTRAVAGANT.INSENSE.IMBECILE

                • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.111

                • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.244

                • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 234

                • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. no. 16

                • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.111

                • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 329

                Words

                愚  yú OC: ŋo MC: ŋi̯o 107 AttributionsWD

                The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.

                  Word relations
                • Inconsist: 君/RULER Jūn 君 (ant. chén 臣 "minister") refers specifically to someone who is politically or administratively in charge of others as a ruler.
                • Inconsist: 學/SCHOLAR
                • Inconsist: 忠/FAITHFUL Zhōng 忠 refers to a selfless effort on behalf of the person to whom one takes oneself to owe loyalty, and this person may be either a ruler or a friend.
                • Ant: 俊 / 雋/HERO Jùn 俊 focus on the hero as a remarkably talented figure towering above ordinary man.
                • Ant: 明/INTELLIGENT Míng 明 (ant. àn 闇 "obfuscated in one's mind"), taking its analogy from sharpness of vision, typically refers to clarity of insight at all levels.
                • Ant: 智 / 知/INTELLIGENT The most general word for native ability to understand is zhī 知 (ant. wú zhī 無知 "lack the ability to understand"), but the word ranges in meaning from spiritual wisdom to technical competence.
                • Ant: 智 / 知/WISE The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..
                • Ant: 聖/WISE Shèng 聖 (ant. yōng 庸 "mediocre") refers to supreme sagehood and perfection of character.
                • Ant: 賢/TALENT Xián 賢 (ant. bù xiào 不肖 "untalented") often refers to realised talents, and typically includes the nuance of moral worthiness in addition to practical and intellectual talents.
                • Ant: 君子/GOOD Jūn zǐ 君子 (ant. xiǎo rén 小人 "petty man") refers to high moral qualities, especially in men.
                • Epithet: 民/PEOPLE The dominant current general word for the people is mín 民 (ant. jūn 君 "ruler"), and this term refers to the people particularly insofar as they are ruled by a ruler or belong to a state.
                • Epithet: 農/PEASANT The standard word for a peasant is nóng 農, sometimes expanded to nóng fū 農夫.
                • Epithet: 童子/BOY Tóng zǐ 童子 is the standard neutral word for a boy below the age of 15, but the strong connotation is that of ignorance and immaturity.
                • Contrast: 魯/STUPID Lǔ 魯 and dùn 鈍 (ant. huì 慧 "clever") refer to boorish and rustic bluntness of sensibility.
                • Assoc: 惑/CONFUSED The standard general word for any kind of confusion is huò 惑 (ant. qīng 清 "be unconfused and clear").
                • Assoc: 惛/CONFUSED Hūn 昏/惛 is typically confusion within a certain delimited area. See OBSCURE
                • Assoc: 惷 / 蠢/STUPID
                • Assoc: 怯/COWARDLY
                • Assoc: 戇/STUPID
                • Assoc: 拙/STUPID Zhuó 拙 (ant. jié 捷 "nimble") refers to practical ineptitude.
                • Assoc: 暗 / 闇/STUPID
                • Assoc: 污/WICKED Wú 污 (ant. jié 潔 "morally pure and spotless") refers to moral defilement or moral impurity.
                • Assoc: 陋/STUPID Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.
                • Assoc: 不肖/INCOMPETENT The most current and general word for incompetence is bù xiào 不肖 (ant. xián 賢 "distinguished talent").
                • Assoc: 狂/CRAZY
                • Assoc: 盲/BLIND The standard word referring to blindness came to be máng 盲 (ant. míng 明 "endowed with clear sight"), but the word can also refer specifically to colour-blindness in pre-Han times.
                • Assoc: 謬 / 繆/MISTAKE Miù 謬 (ant. zhèng 正 "correct") typically refers to an intellectual misapprehension because of complete baselessness of what is being said.
                • Assoc: 迷/CONFUSED Mí 迷 "be temporarily disorientated" (ant. shí 識 "be familiar with") is in connection with a direction one is intending to take.
                • Oppos: 誣/CHEAT Wū 誣 is to deliberately mislead someone through lying.

                  Syntactic words
                • nab(.post-N)one's stupidityCH
                • nabactdisplay of stupidity
                • nabpsychintellectual and moral decrepitude; moral and intellectual ignorance; ignorance
                • v[adN]N=humana stupid person; simpleton, dullard
                • vadNintellectually stupid and morally insensitive (of persons and opinions etc)
                • vadNnon-restrictivestupid 愚民
                • vadVstupidly 愚學
                • vadV(starting) from a state of being stupidLZ
                • vibe stupid; be simple-minded; be incompetent
                • viactdisplay stupidity
                • viin public perceptionbe considered to be foolish, be generally taken to be foolishCH
                • vtoNcausativecause to be stupid; keep stupid
                愚人  yú rén OC: ŋo njin MC: ŋi̯o ȵin 27 AttributionsWD

                  Syntactic words
                • NPdefinitethe fool
                • NPindefinitea stupid person
                • NPnonreferentialthe stupid
                • NP{PRED}be a fool
                暗  àn OC: qɯɯms MC: ʔəm
                闇  àn OC: qɯɯms MC: ʔəm 26 AttributionsWD

                  Word relations
                • Ant: 明/INTELLIGENT Míng 明 (ant. àn 闇 "obfuscated in one's mind"), taking its analogy from sharpness of vision, typically refers to clarity of insight at all levels.
                • Ant: 惑/CONFUSED The standard general word for any kind of confusion is huò 惑 (ant. qīng 清 "be unconfused and clear").
                • Assoc: 蔽 / 弊/STUPID Bì 蔽 and měng 蒙 (all ant. cōng 聰 "clever") , refer to an appearance of stupidity due to limited access to information. a state of stupidity that is typically construed as remediable.

                  Syntactic words
                • nab.post-V{NUM}stativedumbness of mind; stupidity; state of obfuscation
                • nabstativedumbness of mind; stupidity; state of obfuscationLZ
                • vadNbenighted, unenlightened, ignorant
                • vibe beclouded, obfuscated, unenlightened, benighted
                • vt+prep+Nbe stupid about; fail to show understanding for
                • vtoNkeep unenlightened; be unenlightened about
                蔽  bì OC: peds MC: piɛi
                弊  bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 23 AttributionsWD

                Bì 蔽 and měng 蒙 (all ant. cōng 聰 "clever") , refer to an appearance of stupidity due to limited access to information. a state of stupidity that is typically construed as remediable.

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 惑/CONFUSED The standard general word for any kind of confusion is huò 惑 (ant. qīng 清 "be unconfused and clear").
                • Assoc: 暗 / 闇/STUPID

                  Syntactic words
                • nab.post-V{NUM}psychobfuscation, intellectual limitation
                • vadNpassiveobtuse; obfuscated, beclouded
                • vibe obtuse; be obfuscated, German: "intellektuelle Scheuklappen haben"
                • vt+prep+Nbe insensitive to; be blocked with respect to, be blind toCH
                • vtoNcausativebecloud, obfuscate; make invisible, cover up; block (intellectual as well as physical vision on)
                • vtoNN=humanblock of the view of (a person), deliberately keep someone in the dark on something, isolate someone from information
                • vtoNpassivebe kept in the dark
                • vtoNreflexive.自causative: stupefy [oneself]
                拙  zhuō OC: kljod MC: tɕiɛt 18 AttributionsWD

                Zhuó 拙 (ant. jié 捷 "nimble") refers to practical ineptitude.

                  Word relations
                • Ant: 巧/SKILLFUL The standard word for skilfulness is qiǎo 巧 (ant. zhuó 拙 "inept").
                • Ant: 智 / 知/INTELLIGENT The most general word for native ability to understand is zhī 知 (ant. wú zhī 無知 "lack the ability to understand"), but the word ranges in meaning from spiritual wisdom to technical competence.
                • Assoc: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabdispositionclumsiness, incompetence
                • v[adN]nonreferentialthe stupid
                • vadNinept, fumbling, clumsy
                • vadNinsensitive, mindlessCH
                • vadVineptly; stupidly
                • vibe inept; be clumsy
                • vipositivederived: be deliberately artlessCH
                • vt+prep+Nab{ACT}be inept at, be clumsy about (sometimes with 於，乎)
                • vt+V[0]stativebe bad at, be stupid when it comes to
                • vtoNputativeregard as stupid
                愚癡  yú chī OC: ŋo khrlɯ MC: ŋi̯o ʈhɨ 18 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychstupidity; obtuseness
                • VPadNsilly; obtuse
                • VPibe thoroughly stupid; be obtuse
                癡  chī OC: khrlɯ MC: ʈhɨ
                痴  chī OC: thɯ MC: ʈhɨ 12 AttributionsWD

                Chī 癡 (ant. yǐ4ng 穎 "very clever") refers to moronic clinical intellectual ineptitude.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabpsychstate of intellectual and emotional obtuseness, failure to recognise the truth
                • vadNidiotic, stupid; silly
                • vipost-Han???: idiotic, moronic, dim-witted
                愚者  yú zhě OC: ŋo kljaʔ MC: ŋi̯o tɕɣɛ 10 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPnonreferentialthe fool, the fools
                昧  mèi OC: mɯɯds MC: muo̝i 9 AttributionsWD

                Mèi 昧 and àn 暗 (ant. míng 明 "clear-minded") refer primarily to benightedness of mind and lack of an enlithtened attitude particularly on the part of a ruler who should know better.

                  Word relations
                • Ant: 明/INTELLIGENT Míng 明 (ant. àn 闇 "obfuscated in one's mind"), taking its analogy from sharpness of vision, typically refers to clarity of insight at all levels.

                  Syntactic words
                • v[adN]nonreferentialthe benighted
                • vadNbenighted
                • vibe benighted, utterly ill-informed
                • vtoNcontinuousremain ignorant of
                陋  lòu OC: roos MC: lu 9 AttributionsWD

                Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.
                • Assoc: 戇/STUPID

                  Syntactic words
                • nabfeaturestupidityLZ
                • vibe vulgar and ignorant
                • vt+prep+Nbe ingnorant of; have no civilised understanding of
                無智  wú zhì OC: ma tes MC: mi̯o ʈiɛ 7 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NP[adN]the ignorant; those devoid of intelligence
                • VPadNignorant
                • VPibe devoid of intelligence
                愚夫  yú fū OC: ŋo pa MC: ŋi̯o pi̯o 6 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPstupid person; fool
                無明  wú míng OC: ma mraŋ MC: mi̯o mɣaŋ 5 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychBUDDH: ?? ignorance, state of being not enlightened, unenlightenment
                戇  zhuàng OC: kruums MC: ʈɣɔŋ 4 AttributionsWD

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.
                • Assoc: 陋/STUPID Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                  Syntactic words
                • vadNstupid
                • vibe silly; be gullible, inflexible or obtuse
                鈍  dùn OC: - MC: duo̝n 4 AttributionsWD

                Lǔ 魯 and dùn 鈍 (ant. huì 慧 "clever") refer to boorish and rustic bluntness of sensibility.

                  Word relations
                • Ant: 巧/SKILLFUL The standard word for skilfulness is qiǎo 巧 (ant. zhuó 拙 "inept").

                  Syntactic words
                • nabpsychintellectual dullness; stupidity; bluntness of mind
                • vibe intellectually blunted, dull
                不智  bù zhì OC: pɯʔ tes MC: pi̯ut ʈiɛ 4 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabstupidityDS
                • VP[adN]nonreferentialstupid person
                • VPito be stupid
                不知  bù zhī OC: pɯʔ te MC: pi̯ut ʈiɛ 4 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NP[adN]the stupid
                • VPibe stupid
                不賢  bù xián OC: pɯʔ ɡiin MC: pi̯ut ɦen 4 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VP[adN]nonreferentialsomeone devoid of talent
                • VPibe devoid of the relevant talent
                幽  yōu OC: qriw MC: ʔi̯u 3 AttributionsWD

                  Syntactic words
                • vibe benighted
                • vtoNcausativecause to be all benighted and in the dark about things; keep in the dark
                簡  jiǎn OC: kreenʔ MC: kɣɛn 3 AttributionsWD

                  Syntactic words
                • vadNslight; unsophisticated; unadjusted
                頑  wán OC: ŋɡroon MC: ŋɣan 3 AttributionsWD

                Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 魯/STUPID Lǔ 魯 and dùn 鈍 (ant. huì 慧 "clever") refer to boorish and rustic bluntness of sensibility.
                • Assoc: 嚚/STUPID

                  Syntactic words
                • nabfeaturestupidity, lack of wisdom
                • nsubjectthe stupid, insensitive
                • v[adN]humanthe stupid
                • vadNinsensitive, stupid, dull
                • viinsensitive and stubborn; irresponsible
                少根  shǎo gēn OC: hmljewʔ kɯɯn MC: ɕiɛu kən 3 AttributionsWD
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                • nab.adNof small spiritual capacity (=小根)
                冥  míng OC: meeŋ MC: meŋ 2 AttributionsWD
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                • nabfigurativebenightedness
                • vifigurativebe benighted
                惷  chǔn OC: thjunʔ MC: tɕhʷin
                蠢  chǔn OC: thjunʔ MC: tɕhʷin 2 AttributionsWD

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.

                  Syntactic words
                • vadNbe stupidTWH
                • vibe stupid
                昏  hūn OC: hmuun MC: huo̝n 2 AttributionsWD

                  Syntactic words
                • nabstativeintellectual obfuscation, stupidity
                • vibe benighted
                荒  huāng OC: hmaaŋ MC: hɑŋ 2 AttributionsWD
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                • vibe useless; senile???
                惛愚  hūn yú OC: hmuun ŋo MC: huo̝n ŋi̯o 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPiintensitivecompletely stupid; quite ignorant
                愚戇  yú zhuàng OC: ŋo kruums MC: ŋi̯o ʈɣɔŋ 2 AttributionsWD
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                • VPadNcompletely stupid
                • VPiintensitivebe quite stupid, be distinctly stupid
                愚痴  yú chī OC: ŋo thɯ MC: ŋi̯o ʈhɨ 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabstupidity, ignorance
                愚迷  yú mí OC: ŋo mii MC: ŋi̯o mei 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VP[adN]the stupid and misguided person
                渾沌  hún dùn OC: ɡuun duunʔ MC: ɦuo̝n duo̝n 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPadNwithout ears or eyes; completely insensitive
                無知  wú zhī OC: ma te MC: mi̯o ʈiɛ 2 AttributionsWD
                • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 5096c, #1

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                • NPabbuddhistignorance; BUDDH: ignorance; skr. aj%nāna
                • VPipsychbe ignorant, do not have insight
                癡鈍  chī dùn OC: khrlɯ - MC: ʈhɨ duo̝n 2 AttributionsWD
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                • NPabpsychdullness, stupidity
                • VPadNstupid, dull
                • VPibe stupid, be dull
                硜硜  kēng kēng OC: khreeŋ khreeŋ MC: khɣɛŋ khɣɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
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                • VPiintensitiveall blockheaded and stubborn
                童蒙  tóng méng OC: dooŋ mooŋ MC: duŋ muŋ 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPibe infantile and immature
                憃婦  chōng fù MC: syowng bjuwX OC: qjoŋ buʔCH 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPsilly womanCH
                嚚  yín OC: ŋɡriŋ MC: ŋin 1 AttributionWD

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 頑/STUPID Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabfeaturesilliness
                • v[adN]N=humthe silly
                • vibe silly and stubborn; be stupidly talkative
                密  mì OC: mbriɡ MC: mit 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vihave a blocked mind
                悗  mán OC: moon MC: mʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vidumbfolded
                悾  kōng OC: khooŋ MC: khuŋ 1 AttributionWD
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                • vi.redbe quite simple-minded, naive
                掘  jué OC: ɡlud MC: gi̯ut
                掘  jué OC: ɡlod MC: gi̯ɐt 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • viinept; insensitised?? (for 拙)
                晦  huì OC: hmɯɯs MC: huo̝i 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vibenighted; unenlightened
                淺  qiǎn OC: tshenʔ MC: tshiɛn 1 AttributionWD

                  Syntactic words
                • nabfeaturestupidity
                • vadNfigurativeof shallow knowledge> stupid
                矇  méng OC: mooŋ MC: muŋ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vifigurative: intellectually blind
                耄  mào OC: moows MC: mɑu 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vibe very stupid; same as 眊
                蒙  méng OC: mooŋ MC: muŋ 1 AttributionWD

                Bì 蔽 and měng 蒙 (all ant. cōng 聰 "clever") , refer to an appearance of stupidity due to limited access to information. a state of stupidity that is typically construed as remediable.

                  Word relations
                • Assoc: 童/BOY Tóng 童 by itself is an archaic word referring to a boy, but the term enters freely into non-archaic binomes.

                  Syntactic words
                • v[adN]nonreferentialthe stupid
                • vadNbeclouded, stupid, dumb
                • vibeclouded, mentally obfuscated
                魯  lǔ OC: ɡ-raaʔ MC: luo̝ 1 AttributionWD

                Lǔ 魯 and dùn 鈍 (ant. huì 慧 "clever") refer to boorish and rustic bluntness of sensibility.

                  Word relations
                • Contrast: 愚/STUPID The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.
                • Assoc: 頑/STUPID Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                  Syntactic words
                • viboorish and dull-witted, uncivilised
                倥侗  kōng tóng OC: khooŋ looŋ MC: khuŋ duŋ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPibe all stupid
                凡愚  fán yú OC: blom ŋo MC: bi̯ɐm ŋi̯o 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychstupidities current in this vulgar world; ordinary stupidities
                壅蔽  yōng bì OC: qoŋ peds MC: ʔi̯oŋ piɛi 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNcausativebe caused to be beclouded, be held in ignorance
                愚學  yú xué OC: ŋo ɡruuɡ MC: ŋi̯o ɦɣɔk 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPadNwho have studied stupidly> intellectual but stupid
                愚蠢  yú chǔn OC: ŋo thjunʔ MC: ŋi̯o tɕhʷin
                愚惷  yú chǔn OC: ŋo thjunʔ MC: ŋi̯o tɕhʷin 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPnonreferentialthe stupid
                愚拙  yú zhuō OC: ŋo kljod MC: ŋi̯o tɕiɛt 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabstupidity
                愚曚  yú měng OC: ŋo mooŋʔ MC: ŋi̯o muŋ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VP[adN]the stupid; the benighted
                愚闇  yú àn OC: ŋo qɯɯms MC: ŋi̯o ʔəm 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychmental obfuscation
                斗筲  dǒu shāo OC: tooʔ smreew MC: tu ʂɣɛu 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPadNslight, of no intellectual format
                朦朧  méng lóng OC: mooŋ b-rooŋ MC: muŋ luŋ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPireduplicated.AABBdark > stupid, existing in a (mental) state of darkness
                無功  wú gōng OC: ma kooŋ MC: mi̯o kuŋ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NP[adN]those who lack merit
                無心  wú xīn OC: ma slɯm MC: mi̯o sim 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPibe stupid
                痴兒  chī ér OC: thɯ ŋje MC: ʈhɨ ȵiɛ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPstuped person, idiot, ignorant person
                癡結  chī jié OC: khrlɯ kiid MC: ʈhɨ ket 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychknots of stupidity
                癡頑  chī wán OC: khrlɯ ŋɡroon MC: ʈhɨ ŋɣan 1 AttributionWD
                • 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄語 Zhènzhōu Línjì Huìzhào chánshī yǔlù The Recorded Sayings of Linji Huizhao of Zhen Province ZZ ( LINJILU(B)) p. 202a9

                  古人云。向外作工夫。總是癡頑漢。A person of old said: 'Those who direct their efforts to the external are all dumb fellows.

                • 懶瓚和尚《樂道歌》攷 Raisan oshō 'Raku dō ka' kō [A Study of the 'Ledao ge' of Preceptor Lanzan] 東洋文化研究所紀要 Tōyō bunka kenkyūjo kiyō ( TSUCHIYA/KOROMOGAWA/OGAWA 2001) p. 134

                  The word appears also in HANSHAN

                  Syntactic words
                • VPadNstupid and dull, idiotic
                闇亂  àn luàn OC: qɯɯms ɡ-roons MC: ʔəm lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychstupidity and confusion
                頑癡  wán chī OC: ŋɡroon khrlɯ MC: ŋɣan ʈhɨ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPistubborn and stupid, insensitive (to the good advice of others)
                頑闇  wán àn OC: ŋɡroon qɯɯms MC: ŋɣan ʔəm 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VP[adN]be benighted; the stupid
                愚昧聾瞽  yú mèi lóng gǔ OC: ŋo mɯɯds b-rooŋ kaaʔ MC: ŋi̯o muo̝i luŋ kuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPifollish dark deaf blind > be stupid, be ignorant, be of minor understanding
                無識  wú shí MC: mju syik OC: ma qhljɯɡCH 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPibe ignorantCH
                寡聞  guǎ wén MC: kwaeX mjun OC: kʷraaʔ mɯnCH 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPibe ill-informedCH
                黮闇  tǎn àn MC: thomX 'omH OC: kh-luumʔ qɯɯmsDS 1 AttributionWD
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                • NPabstate of being beclouded; fumbling in the dark DS
                塞  sāi sè sāi MC: sok  OC: sɯɯɡ LZ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vibe mentally blocked, ignorantLZ
                淺知  qiǎn zhī MC: tshjenX trje OC: tshenʔ teLZ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPihave only superficial knowledge; often practically euphemism for "be stupid"LZ
                戇陋  zhuàng lòu MC: traewngH luwH OC: kruums roosLZ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPistupid, ignorantLZ
                不識  bù shí MC: pjut syik OC: pɯʔ qhljɯɡCH 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VP[adN]N=humanthe ignorant (masses)CH
                愚陋  yú lòu MC: ngju luwH OC: ŋo roosLZ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPigradedstupidLZ
                不材子  bù cái zǐ MC: pjut dzoj tsiX OC: pɯʔ sɡɯɯ sklɯʔCH 1 AttributionWD
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                • NPgood-for-nothingCH
                忽忽  hū hū MC: xwot xwot OC: hmɯɯd hmɯɯdDS 1 AttributionWD
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                • VPadNbadly considered; ad hoc-madeDS
                不明  bù míng MC: pjut mjaeng OC: pɯʔ mraŋDS 1 AttributionWD
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                • NPablitotesstupidityDS
                傻  shǎ OC: srʔ MC: ʂɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

                Bèn 笨, āi 呆, shǎ 傻, and chūn 蠢 are post-Han words for stupidity and silliness.

                  Syntactic words
                • vimoronic, retarded, imbecile
                儑  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD

                án

                  Syntactic words
                • vistupid (XUN) ???
                呆  ái OC: ŋɯɯ MC: ŋəi 0 AttributionsWD

                Bèn 笨, āi 呆, shǎ3 傻, and chūn 蠢 are post-Han words for stupidity and silliness.

                  Syntactic words
                • viunperceptive, dull, dreary, plodding
                怐  kòu OC: khoos MC: khu 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vibe stupid
                惛  hūn OC: hmuun MC: huo̝n 0 AttributionsWD
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                憃  chōng OC: qjoŋ MC: ɕi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                Bèn 笨, āi 呆, shǎ3 傻, and chūn 蠢 are post-Han words for stupidity and silliness.

                  Syntactic words
                • vibe stupid
                憨  hān OC: qhlaam MC: hɑm 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • visimple-minded, naive, gullible, silly
                懵  měng OC: mɯŋʔ MC: muŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vibe stupid
                沌  dùn OC: duunʔ MC: duo̝n 0 AttributionsWD

                be of blurred mind, lack of sharp intellectual insight

                  Syntactic words
                • vibe of blurred mind
                沈  chén OC: ɡrlum MC: ɖim 0 AttributionsWD
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                • vihave sunk into stupidity
                淪  lún OC: ɡ-run MC: lʷin 0 AttributionsWD
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                • vichangesink into stupidity
                笨  bèn OC: bɯɯnʔ MC: buo̝n 0 AttributionsWD

                Bèn 笨, āi 呆, shǎ 傻, and chǔn 蠢 are post-Han words for stupidity and silliness.

                  Syntactic words
                • vicrude and obtuse, coarse, rough, uncouth
                緡  mín OC: mrin MC: min 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • viunconscious (ZHUANG)?
                騃  ái OC:  MC: ŋɣɛi 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vibe stupid
                小根  xiǎo gēn OC: smewʔ kɯɯn MC: siɛu kən 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPadNof small spiritual capacity
                惷愚  chǔn yú OC: thjunʔ ŋo MC: tɕhʷin ŋi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPibe completely stupid, be quite stupid
                愚暗  yú àn OC: ŋo qɯɯms MC: ŋi̯o ʔəm 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPiintensitivebe quite stupid; be beclouded
                暗塞  àn sāi OC: qɯɯms sɯɯɡ MC: ʔəm sək 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNbe stupid with respect to 暗塞於理 "be stupid with respect to the principles of things"
                根鈍  gēn dùn OC: kɯɯn - MC: kən duo̝n 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPabpsychinnate bluntness of mind, stupidity
                癡冥  chī míng OC: khrlɯ meeŋ MC: ʈhɨ meŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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                • VP[adN]nonreferentialthe benighted; the unenlightened
                頑皮  wán pí OC: ŋɡroon bral MC: ŋɣan biɛ 0 AttributionsWD
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                • NPcolloquialstubborn skin > obstinate person, dumbhead, numbskull
                木  mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • nadNmentally inflexible, stupid

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