木头人

Mandarin

Etymology

• 木头 mùtou ("wood") + 人 rén ("person"), possibly figurative of one in a trance

Noun

木头人 (simplified, Pinyin mùtourén, traditional 木頭人)

1. one who stares blankly, in a trance; one who is slow in understanding

See also

• 发愣

References

• 2004, Shan (ed.) Cao, Speaking Chinese: 500 Daily Expressions (实用汉语口语五百局), edition 5th (in English/Chinese), Beijing: New World Press (新世界出版社), ISBN 7-80005-385-7: