đần độn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Although sounding like a từ láy formation from đần (“retarded”), the morpheme độn (from Chinese 鈍 (“dull; dimwitted”)) is also found in other words such as trì độn (“retarded; mentally challenged”) or ngu độn (“moronic”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɗən˨˩ ɗon˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɗəŋ˦˩ ɗoŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɗəŋ˨˩ ɗoŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

đần độn

(offensive) retarded; incredibly stupid

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