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 (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gaon-du

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶gaon-du
    • MiniDict: gaon^去 du
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³gaan-du
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɡɑ̃²² du⁴⁴/

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!

   • 小戇大，上海閒話搿個叫「肉饅頭」。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     小戆大，上海闲话搿个叫「肉馒头」。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2022, 上海话阿尼亚这么可爱？？沪语配音【间谍过家家】！

     ⁵shiau-gaon-du ⁶zaon-he ⁶ghe-gho ⁸geq-gheq ⁵ciau ⁸gnioq-moe-deu [Wugniu]

     Idiot, we call it something else in Shanghainese.

Synonyms

• 屈死