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痴呆

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/癡	呆
simp. (痴呆)		痴	呆
alt. forms		痴獃／癡獃痴騃／癡騃

Noun

痴呆

(neurology) dementia

Derived terms

懵懂痴呆
痴呆懵懂
痴呆症 (chīdāizhèng)

老人痴呆症
老年痴呆 (lǎonián chīdāi)
老年痴呆症 (lǎonián chīdāizhèng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chīdāi, chī'ái

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄉㄞ, ㄔㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ ngoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīdāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄉㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chydai
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: chī'ái
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyair
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci¹ ngoi⁴
  - Yale: chī ngòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ ngoi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹/