thiểu năng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 and 能. Compare Chinese 低能 (dīnéng, “stupid; retarded”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]
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Adjective

thiểu năng

  1. (psychology) intellectually disable, suffered from mental retardation
  2. (derogatory, offensive) retarded
    Thằng này thiểu năng thật đấy!
    This guy is so retarded!
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