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

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

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

Synonyms

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)
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

(formal, literary, polite) I; me

Japanese

Etymology 1

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.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぐしゃ [gúꜜshà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

愚(ぐ)者(しゃ) • (gusha) ^{←ぐしや (gusya)^?}

[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
[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.)

References

“愚者”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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