四肢發達，頭腦簡單

四肢發達，頭腦簡單

Chinese

		one's four limbs; hands and feet; extremities	developed; flourishing; to develop		head and brain; head; mind head and brain; head; mind; brains; head	simple; uncomplicated; easy simple; uncomplicated; easy; commonplace; ordinary
trad. (四肢發達，頭腦簡單)		四肢	發達	，	頭腦	簡單
simp. (四肢发达，头脑简单)		四肢	发达	，	头脑	简单
Literally: “The four limbs are developed, but the brain less so.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìzhī fādá, tóunǎo jiǎndān

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄓ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄚˊ, ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ zi¹ faat³ daat⁶, tau⁴ nou⁵ gaan² daan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìzhī fādá, tóunǎo jiǎndān [Phonetic: sìzhīfādá,tóunáojiǎndān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄓ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄚˊ, ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhjhih fadá, tóunǎo jiǎndan
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-chih¹ fa¹-ta²- tʻou²-nao³ chien³-tan¹
    • Yale: sz̀-jr̄ fā-dá-, tóu-nǎu jyǎn-dān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhjy fadar, tournao jeandan
    • Palladius: сычжи фада, тоунао цзяньдань (syčži fada, tounao czjanʹdanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ tä³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ zi¹ faat³ daat⁶, tau⁴ nou⁵ gaan² daan¹
    • Yale: sei jī faat daaht, tàuh nóuh gáan dāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ dzi¹ faat⁸ daat⁹, tau⁴ nou⁵ gaan² daan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ ji¹ fad³ dad⁶, teo⁴ nou⁵ gan² dan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ faːt̚³ taːt̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ nou̯¹³ kaːn³⁵ taːn⁵⁵/

Phrase

四肢發達，頭腦簡單

1. Used to ridicule someone who is athletic or physically strong but wanting in intelligence.

See also

• Vietnamese: đầu óc ngu si, tứ chi phát triển