笨重

Chinese

		stupid; foolish; silly stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
trad. (笨重)		笨	重
simp. #(笨重)		笨	重

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bènzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ban⁶ zung⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pǔn-tiǒng / pūn-tiōng / pǔn-tǎng / pūn-tāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bènzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bènjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: pên⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: bèn-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bennjonq
    • Palladius: бэньчжун (bɛnʹčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ban⁶ zung⁶
    • Yale: bahn juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ban⁶ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ben⁶ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn²² t͡sʊŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǔn-tiǒng
    • Tâi-lô: pǔn-tiǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun²² tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pūn-tiōng
    • Tâi-lô: pūn-tiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: puxndiong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pun²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǔn-tǎng
    • Tâi-lô: pǔn-tǎng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pun²² taŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pūn-tāng
    • Tâi-lô: pūn-tāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: puxndang
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pun²²⁻²¹ taŋ²²/

Adjective

笨重

1. bulky; unwieldy; cumbersome
2. arduous; strenuous; tiring

Synonyms

• (bulky): 粗重 (cūzhòng), (Hokkien) 臭重

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “bulky”): 輕便／轻便 (qīngbiàn)