愣頭愣腦

Chinese

		to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; stupefied; blank	head; (noun suffix)	to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; stupefied; blank	brain
trad. (愣頭愣腦)		愣	頭	愣	腦
simp. (愣头愣脑)		愣	头	愣	脑
alternative forms		楞頭楞腦／楞头楞脑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lèngtóulèngnǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄥˋ ㄋㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ nou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèngtóulèngnǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄥˋ ㄋㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèngtóulèngnǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lêng⁴-tʻou²-lêng⁴-nao³
    • Yale: lèng-tóu-lèng-nǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lenqtourlenqnao
    • Palladius: лэнтоулэннао (lɛntoulɛnnao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lɤŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèngtóulèngnǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄥˋ ㄋㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèngtóulèngnǎor
    • Wade–Giles: lêng⁴-tʻou²-lêng⁴-nao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: lèng-tóu-lèng-nǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lenqtourlenqnaol
    • Palladius: лэнтоулэннаор (lɛntoulɛnnaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lɤŋ⁵¹ naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ nou⁵
    • Yale: lihng tàuh lihng nóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁶ tau⁴ ling⁶ nou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁶ teo⁴ ling⁶ nou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lɪŋ²² nou̯¹³/

Idiom

愣頭愣腦

1. rash; hotheaded; reckless
2. slow in movement; obtuse; stunned