棒槌

Chinese

		a stick; club or cudgel; smart a stick; club or cudgel; smart; capable; strong	hammer; mallet; pestle
simp. and trad. (棒槌)		棒	槌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàngchuí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paang⁵ ceoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàngchuí → bàngchui (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ → ㄅㄤˋ ˙ㄔㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banq.chwei
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/ → /pɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paang⁵ ceoi⁴
  - Yale: páahng chèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paang⁵ tsoey⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pang⁵ cêu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑːŋ¹³ t͡ɕʰɵy̯²¹/

Noun

棒槌

wooden club used for beating wet clothes
layperson; non-expert

Synonyms

(layperson): 外行人 (wàihángrén)

Adjective

棒槌

dull-witted; stupid; clumsy; foolish

Synonyms

笨拙 (bènzhuō)
鳩拙／鸠拙
拙笨 (zhuōbèn)
愚笨 (yúbèn)
愚蠢 (yúchǔn)
愚昧 (yúmèi)

Antonyms

伶俐 (línglì)
靈巧／灵巧 (língqiǎo)
機靈／机灵 (jīling)
聰敏／聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
聰明／聪明 (cōngming)

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