痴呆

See also: 痴騃, 癡騃, and 癡呆

Chinese

		imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	foolish; stupid; no expression foolish; stupid; no expression; stay
trad. (痴呆/癡呆/痴獃/癡獃)		痴/癡	呆/獃
simp. (痴呆)		痴	呆
alternative forms		痴騃／痴𫘤 癡騃／痴𫘤
anagram		呆痴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīdāi, chī'ái

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄉㄞ, ㄔ ㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ ngoi⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhi-tai

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ci¹ ngai⁵ / ci¹ dai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīdāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄉㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihdai
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-tai¹
    • Yale: chr̄-dāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chydai
    • Palladius: чидай (čidaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chī'ái
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chih-ái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-ai²
    • Yale: chr̄-ái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyair
    • Palladius: чиай (čiaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci¹ ngoi⁴
    • Yale: chī ngòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ ngoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhi-tai
    • Tâi-lô: tshi-tai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chi'day
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰi³³ tai³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ci¹ ngai⁵ / ci¹ dai¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshi ngâi / tshi tai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ŋai⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ tai³³/

Adjective

痴呆

1. stupid; dull

Synonyms

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• 呆
• 呆傻 (dāishǎ)
• 呆痴 (dāichī)
• 𡳞面 (Hokkien, vulgar)
• 𡳞鳥面 / 𡳞鸟面 (Hokkien, vulgar)
• 愚戇 / 愚戆 (Hokkien)
• 愚昧 (yúmèi)
• 愚笨 (yúbèn)
• 愚蠢 (yúchǔn)
• 愚鈍 / 愚钝 (yúdùn)
• 拙 (zhuō) (literary, or in compounds)
• 拙笨 (zhuōbèn)
• 撚樣 / 撚样 (lan² joeng^6-2) (Cantonese, vulgar)
• 暗昧 (ànmèi)
• 梢跤 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 梢跤軟蹄 / 梢跤软蹄 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 梢蹬 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 棒槌 (bàngchuí)
• 海鱟 / 海鲎 (Hokkien)
• 混鈍 / 混钝 (Hokkien)
• 發踱 / 发踱 (⁷faq ⁸doq) (Wu)
• 笨 (bèn)
• 笨拙 (bènzhuō)
• 笨車車 / 笨车车 (Hokkien)
• 臭笨 (Hokkien)
• 菜瓜 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 蠢 (chǔn)
• 蠢氣 / 蠢气 (qyn³ qi⁴) (Xiang)
• 蠢笨 (chǔnbèn)
• 袋屎 (Hokkien)
• 袋屎袋尿 (Hokkien)
• 跤梢 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 遲鈍 / 迟钝 (chídùn)
• 阿西 (Hokkien)
• 頇顢 / 顸颟 (Hokkien)
• 頑鈍 / 顽钝 (wándùn) (literary)
• 鱟 / 鲎 (Hokkien)
• 鳩拙 / 鸠拙 (jiūzhuó) (literary)

Noun

痴呆

1. (pathology) dementia (decline of cognitive function)

Synonyms

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• 失智 (shīzhì) (Taiwan)
• 失智症 (shīzhìzhèng) (Taiwan)
• 痴呆症 (chīdāizhèng)
• 老人失智症 (lǎorén shīzhìzhèng) (senile dementia)
• 老人痴呆 (lǎorén chīdāi) (senile dementia)
• 老人痴呆症 (lǎorén chīdāizhèng) (senile dementia)
• 老年痴呆 (lǎonián chīdāi) (senile dementia)
• 老年痴呆症 (lǎonián chīdāizhèng) (senile dementia)
• 腦退化症 / 脑退化症 (nǎotuìhuàzhèng) (Macau)
• 認知障礙症 / 认知障碍症 (rènzhī zhàng'ài zhèng) (Hong Kong)
• 阿爾茨海默病 / 阿尔茨海默病 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimòbìng) (mainland China, Alzheimer's disease)
• 阿耳茨海默氏病 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimòshìbìng) (Alzheimer's disease)
• 阿茲海默病 / 阿兹海默病 (Āzīhǎimòbìng) (Alzheimer's disease)

Derived terms

• 懵懂痴呆
• 痴呆懵懂
• 痴呆症
• 痴痴呆呆，坐埋一檯 / 痴痴呆呆，坐埋一台
• 老人痴呆 (lǎorén chīdāi)
• 老人痴呆症 (lǎorén chīdāizhèng)
• 老年痴呆 (lǎonián chīdāi)
• 老年痴呆症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
痴	呆
ち Grade: S	ほう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
癡呆 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちほー [chíꜜhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiho̞ː]

Noun

痴(ち)呆(ほう) • (chihō) 

1. dementia; imbecility

References

• “痴^▲呆”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
痴	呆

Noun

痴呆 • (chimae) (hangeul 치매)

1. hanja form^? of 치매 (“dementia”)