thiểu năng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 and 能. Compare Chinese 低能 (dīnéng, “stupid; retarded”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Adjective edit
- (psychology) intellectually disable, suffered from mental retardation
- (derogatory, offensive) retarded
- Thằng này thiểu năng thật đấy!
- This guy is so retarded!