黃魚腦袋

Chinese

		yellow fish, particularly:; passenger picked up by a sailor or driver for extra money earned on the side	head; brains; mental capacity
trad. (黃魚腦袋)		黃魚	腦袋
simp. (黄鱼脑袋)		黄鱼	脑袋
alternative forms		黃魚腦子／黄鱼脑子

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huángyú nǎodài

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩˊ ㄋㄠˇ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángyú nǎodài
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩˊ ㄋㄠˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángyú nǎodài
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-yü² nao³-tai⁴
    • Yale: hwáng-yú nǎu-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangyu naoday
    • Palladius: хуанъюй наодай (xuanʺjuj naodaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ y³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

黃魚腦袋

1. (chiefly Wu) idiot