thiểu năng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 and 能. Compare Chinese 低能 (dīnéng, “stupid; retarded”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]
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Adjective

thiểu năng

  1. (psychology) intellectually disable, suffered from mental retardation
  2. (derogatory, offensive) retarded
    Thằng này thiểu năng thật đấy!
    This guy is so retarded!
    Đồ thiểu năng! Bài dễ thế không làm được à, hả?
    Goddamn what a retarded. These assignments are piss easy yet you still can't do them for yourself, huh?
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