低能儿

低能兒

dīnéng'ér

noun #15,732

Meanings

1 retarded child (dated medical term)
2 moron; idiot (insult)

Characters

ability; capable

Examples

别骂人家低能儿。

Bié mà rénjiā dīnéng'ér.

Don't call people idiots.

你当我是低能儿吗？

Nǐ dāng wǒ shì dīnéng'ér ma?

Do you think I'm an idiot?

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Originally a clinical term for intellectual disability, now considered highly offensive. Used almost exclusively as an insult. The medical field has long moved to 智力障碍 (zhìlì zhàng'ài).

Stroke Order

低 dī

能 néng

儿 ér