thiểu năng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 and 能. Compare Chinese 低能 (dīnéng, “stupid; retarded”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]
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Adjective
[edit]- (psychology) intellectually disable, suffered from mental retardation
- (derogatory, offensive) retarded
- Thằng này thiểu năng thật đấy!
- This guy is so retarded!