白痴

See also: 白癡

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
trad. (白痴/白癡)		白	痴/癡
simp. (白痴)		白	痴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báichī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄔ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ci¹
Min Nan (POJ): pe̍h-chhi / pe̍h-thi / pe̍k-chhi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: báichī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairchy
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    白吃
    白痴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ ci¹
  - Yale: baahk chī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ tsi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ qi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-chhi
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-tshi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqchy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰi³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-thi
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-thi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqty
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² tʰi³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍k-chhi
  - Tâi-lô: pi̍k-tshi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pegchy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /bˠæk̚ ʈʰɨ/▼

Rime
Character	白	痴
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	陌 (113)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	傍陌切	丑之切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠæk̚/	/ʈʰɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚak̚/	/ʈʰɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/bak̚/	/ȶʰie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baɨjk̚/	/ʈʰɨ/
Li Rong	/bɐk̚/	/ȶʰiə/
Wang Li	/bɐk̚/	/ȶʰĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱɐk̚/	/ȶʰi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bó	chī

Noun

白痴

Synonyms

(idiot):

Synonyms of 白痴

低能兒／低能儿 (dīnéng'ér)
傻仔 (Cantonese)
傻子 (shǎzi)
傻瓜 (shǎguā)
呆子 (dāizi)
呆瓜 (dāiguā)

壋將／垱将 (Min Nan)
愚人 (yúrén)
笨人 (bènrén)
笨蛋 (bèndàn)
蠢人 (chǔnrén)
錘哥／锤哥 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

白痴佬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	痴
はく Grade: 1	ち Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯᵝt͡ɕi], [ha̠kɯ̥ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

白痴 (hiragana はくち, rōmaji hakuchi)

idiocy, imbecility
(dated, medicine) profound mental retardation, indicating an IQ of under 25
an idiot, an imbecile
(dated, medicine) a person suffering from profound mental retardation, with an IQ of under 25

Usage notes

No longer used in the clinical sense, much as English idiot is no longer used clinically.

See also

知恵遅れ (ちえおくれ, chie okure): mental retardation

Korean

Hanja in this term
白	痴

Noun

白痴 • (baekchi) (hangeul 백치)

Hanja form^? of 백치 (“idiot”).

Synonyms

白癡

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