木頭人

See also: 木头人

Chinese

		wood; log; timber	man; person; people
trad. (木頭人)		木頭	人
simp. (木头人)		木头	人
Literally: “wood person”.

Etymology

Possibly figurative of one in a trance.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùtourén

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ tau⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùtourén
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.touren
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (木頭人兒／木头人儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùtourénr
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡㄖㄣˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.tourel
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹ ʐəɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ tau⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: muhk tàuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ tau⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ teo⁴ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

木頭人

one who stares blankly, in a trance; one who is slow in understanding; blockhead

See also

發愣／发愣 (fālèng)

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 柴人, 柴頭尪仔／柴头尪仔

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