(bái chī) - idiot, fool in Mandarin
báichīTraditional: 白痴
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Translation
idiot, fool
Word origin
A two-character word: 白 'white, blank, in vain' (a pictograph) plus 痴 'foolish, idiotic' (the sickness radical 疒 with 知 zhī as phonetic). Together 白痴 means an idiot or imbecile.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 白 (white, blank) + 痴 (疒 sickness + 知 zhī phonetic)
Stroke order
白
痴
Examples
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Do not take me for an idiot.
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He pretended to be an idiot.
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This kind of behaviour is idiotic.
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Don't treat me like an idiot.
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I really am an idiot.
白痴 (bái chī) means idiot or fool.
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