腦袋被驢踢了

Chinese

		head; brains; mental capacity	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear	donkey	kick; play (football or soccer)	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (腦袋被驢踢了)		腦袋	被	驢	踢	了
simp. (脑袋被驴踢了)		脑袋	被	驴	踢	了
alternative forms		腦袋讓驢踢了／脑袋让驴踢了 腦子被驢踢了／脑子被驴踢了 腦子讓驢踢了／脑子让驴踢了 腦被驢踢了／脑被驴踢了 腦讓驢踢了／脑让驴踢了
Literally: “to be kicked in the head by a donkey”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǎodai bèi lǘ tī le, nǎodei bèi lǘ tī le

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄞ ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄊㄧ ˙ㄌㄜ, ㄋㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄟ ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄊㄧ ˙ㄌㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǎodai bèi lǘ tī le
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄞ ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄊㄧ ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǎodåi bèi lyú ti le̊
    • Wade–Giles: nao³-tai⁵ pei⁴ lü² tʻi¹ lê⁵
    • Yale: nǎu-dai bèi lyú tī le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nao.dai bey liu ti .le
    • Palladius: наодай бэй люй ти лэ (naodaj bɛj ljuj ti lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥aɪ̯⁴ peɪ̯⁵¹ ly³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵ lə²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǎodei bèi lǘ tī le
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇ ˙ㄉㄟ ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄊㄧ ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǎode̊i bèi lyú ti le̊
    • Wade–Giles: nao³-tei⁵ pei⁴ lü² tʻi¹ lê⁵
    • Yale: nǎu-dei bèi lyú tī le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nao.dei bey liu ti .le
    • Palladius: наодэй бэй люй ти лэ (naodɛj bɛj ljuj ti lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥eɪ̯⁴ peɪ̯⁵¹ ly³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵ lə²/

Phrase

腦袋被驢踢了

1. (colloquial, derogatory) to be stupid; to be off one's head

See also

• 腦門被門夾了／脑门被门夹了