笨蛋
Chinese · Mandarin
Romanisation bèn dàn
What it means
Insult meaning fool or idiot.
Literally “stupid egg”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.
Pronunciation Heard as “ben dan”
Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.
Used as
How it's used
Can be playful, but tone and relationship matter.
How strong is it? 2/5 · Coarse
Can be playful, but tone and relationship matter. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.
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