笨 (ban6) — stupid; dull; dumb; foolish in Cantonese
banˍ₆笨Mandarin Pinyin: ben4
Meaning of 笨
nounstupid; dull; dumb; foolish
nounclumsy; awkward; cumbersome
Example Sentences with 笨
你小心畀人搵笨。
Be careful not to be tricked by anyone.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己houˊ²好jyuˎ₄愚banˍ₆笨
He says he is very stupid.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁jyuˎ₄愚banˍ₆笨laaˉ¹啦
Don't be so foolish.
ngoˏ₅我zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好jyuˎ₄愚banˍ₆笨
I'm really quite dumb.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好deoi˗₃覺jyuˎ₄得jyuˎ₄愚banˍ₆笨
Don't think you're stupid.
Words Containing 笨
笨豬跳ban6 zyu1 tiu3
bungee jumping, bungie jumping, bungy jumping (punning loanword, lit., "stupid pig jumping")
愚笨jyu4 ban6
stupid
呻笨san1 ban6
admitting oneself being stupid; to confide in somebody
精人出口，笨人出手zeng1 jan4 ceot1 hau2 ban6 jan4 ceot1 sau2
the smart fight with with their mouths, and the dumb with their hands
搵笨wan2 ban6
to look for a fool
笨蛋ban6 daan2
idiot; imbecile; fool | [粵]: 薯頭, 大番薯
笨拙ban6 zyut3
clumsy; gauche
除笨有精ceoi4 ban6 jau5 zeng1
losing sth but gaining sth better (塞翁失馬)
笨手笨腳ban6 sau2 ban6 goek3
clumsy, awkward, slow to react
笨頭笨腦ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5
slow witted; stupid; thick headed | [粵]: 惃頭惃腦
大笨狗daai6 ban6 gau2
a big idiot (lit., "big stupid dog")
大笨象daai6 ban6 zoeng6
elephant
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