愚者

Chinese

		stupid	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
trad. (愚者)		愚	者
simp. #(愚者)		愚	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yújhě
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-chê³
    • Yale: yú-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yujee
    • Palladius: юйчжэ (jujčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ ze²
    • Yale: yùh jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

愚者

1. (literal) fool (person with poor judgement or little intelligence)
2. (tarot) the Fool

Synonyms

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• 人頭豬腦／人头猪脑 (réntóuzhūnǎo) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 低能兒／低能儿 (dīnéng'ér)
• 侗戇／侗戆 (Hokkien)
• 傻子 (shǎzi)
• 傻瓜 (shǎguā)
• 呆子 (dāizi)
• 呆瓜 (dāiguā)
• 哈卵 (ha³ lonn³) (Xiang, Southwestern Mandarin, vulgar)
• 哚哥 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 壋將／垱将 (Hokkien)
• 大戇呆／大戆呆 (Hokkien)
• 大戇牯／大戆牯 (Hakka)
• 大番薯 (Hakka)
• 愚人 (yúrén)
• 戇人／戆人 (Hakka, Hokkien, Wu)
• 戇呆／戆呆 (Hokkien)
• 戇囝／戆囝 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 戇大呆／戆大呆 (Hokkien)
• 戇大豬／戆大猪 (Hokkien)
• 戇猴／戆猴 (Hokkien)
• 戇鳩／戆鸠 (ngong⁶ gau¹) (Cantonese)
• 痴子 (chīzi) (regional)
• 白痴 (báichī)
• 笨人 (bènrén)
• 笨蛋 (bèndàn)
• 笨貨／笨货 (bènhuò)
• 老襯／老衬 (lou⁵ can³) (Cantonese)
• 蠢人 (chǔnrén)
• 蠢材 (chǔncái)
• 蠢蛋
• 豆渣腦殼／豆渣脑壳 (dou⁴ za¹ nao³ ko²) (Sichuanese)
• 錘哥／锤哥 (Hokkien)
• 闇雞／𬮴鸡 (Hokkien)
• 鵝牯／鹅牯 (Hakka)

 

Derived terms

• 愚者千慮，必有一得／愚者千虑，必有一得 (yúzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīdé)
• 愚者自將／愚者自将 (yúzhě zìjiàng)

 

Pronoun

愚者

1. (formal, literary, polite) I; me

Japanese

Etymology 1

愚者 (gusha): the Fool in Tarot.

Kanji in this term
愚	者
ぐ Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
愚者 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 愚者 (MC ngju tsyaeX). First attested in Japanese in 900.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐしゃ [gúꜜshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ɕa̠]

Noun

愚(ぐ)者(しゃ) • (gusha) ^{←ぐしや (gusya)?}

1. [from 900] a fool, an idiot

   Antonym: 賢者 (kenja, “wise person, sage”)

   愚者(ぐしゃ)の黄金(おうごん)

   gusha no ōgon

   fools' gold: pyrite

2. [date uncertain; possibly from the 1800s] (tarot) the Fool card in Tarot

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
愚	者
おれ Grade: S	もの Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
愚者 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 愚者 – see the following entry.

【おれもの】 [noun] [974–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a fool, an idiot Alternative spelling 愚れ者

(This term, 愚者, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
愚	者
おろ(か) Grade: S	もの Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
愚者 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 愚者 – see the following entry.

【おろかもの】 [noun] [from 1722] fool, idiot Alternative spelling 愚か者

(This term, 愚者, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)