粵

笨ban6拙zyut6

ban6 zyut6bèn zhuō

English

  1. clumsy
  2. clumsy; awkward
  3. awkward
  4. stupid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔靈活;唔自然

Examples

  • 我好笨拙噉嘗試道歉。

    I made a clumsy attempt to apologise.

  • BB仔啱啱學行路,行得有啲笨拙。

    The toddler just learns to walk and looks a bit clumsy.

  • 汤姆很笨拙。

    Tom is all fingers and thumbs.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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