書呆子

書呆子

Chinese

		book; letter	stupid person; simpleton; fool stupid person; simpleton; fool; idiot
trad. (書呆子)		書	呆子
simp. (书呆子)		书	呆子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūdāizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄉㄞ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ ngoi⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shūdāizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄉㄞ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shudai.tzy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shudaizi̊h
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu¹ ngoi⁴ zi²
    • Yale: syū ngòih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ ngoi⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ ngoi⁴ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /ʃyː⁵⁵ ŋɔːy̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

書呆子

1. (derogatory) book nerd; pedant

Usage notes

Often mistranslated as the neutral bookworm, 書呆子／书呆子 (shūdāizi) carries the negative connotation of someone who buries their head in books and is unable to engage with the wider world.