(bèn dàn) - fool, idiot in Mandarin
bèndànTraditional: 笨蛋
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Translation
fool, idiot
Word origin
A two-character word: 笨 'stupid, clumsy' (the bamboo radical 竹 over 本) plus 蛋 'egg'. The egg element is used colloquially in insults; together 笨蛋 means a fool or idiot.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 笨 (竹 bamboo + 本) + 蛋 (egg)
Stroke order
笨
蛋
Examples
。
You really are a fool.
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Do not call him an idiot.
，。
I am such a fool to have forgotten the keys.
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I really am a fool.
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He is not a fool.
笨蛋 (bèn dàn) means fool or idiot.
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