粵

天tin1然jin4呆ngoi4

tin1 jin4 ngoi4tiān rán dāi

English

  1. (loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet
  2. muddleheaded
  3. tennen-boke jpn:天然(てんねん)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對白痴嘅好聽啲講法,通常用於無惡意、又帶來喜劇感嘅情況。

Examples

  • 坐我隔籬個女同學成日都好大頭蝦,啲人覺得佢好白痴,但係我覺得佢夠天然呆好可愛。

    [ChatGPT]My classmate who sits next to me is always acting like a big shot, and people think she's stupid, but I find her natural airheadness cute.

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

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