Chinese
Etymology
The first syllable is from 懶／懒 (Norman, 2014).
Pronunciation
Adjective
定蟲
- (Eastern Min) lazy
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
懶惰 (“lazy”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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懶, 惰, 懈, 怠
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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懶惰
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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懶
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| Taiwan
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懶
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| Singapore
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懶, 懶惰
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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懶
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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懶
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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懶
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| Wuhan
|
懶
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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懶
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| Hefei
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懶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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懶, 蛇
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| Hong Kong
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懶, 蛇
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| Taishan
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懶
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| Yangjiang
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懶
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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懶
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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懶
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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懶, 懶屍
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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懶屍
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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懶屍
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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懶屍
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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懶屍
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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懶屍
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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懶屍
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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懶屍
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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懶
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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惰
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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懶, 懶屍, 懶漢, 二婿
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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貧惰, 臭惰, 懶屍, 荏懶, 懶賤, 漚肉, 屎礐蟲
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| Quanzhou
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貧惰, 臭惰, 荏懶, 臭肉, 漚肉
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| Zhangzhou
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貧惰, 臭惰, 懶屍, 荏懶, 想死, 懶賤, 漚肉
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| Taipei
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Kaohsiung
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Yilan
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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貧惰
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| Taichung
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貧惰
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| Tainan
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Hsinchu
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貧惰
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| Kinmen
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貧惰
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| Penghu (Magong)
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貧惰
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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荏懶, 貧惰
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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荏懶, 貧惰
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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貧惰, 荏懶, 臭惰, 臭骨
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| Chaozhou
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惰
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| Shantou
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惰
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| Jieyang
|
惰
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
惰
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| Leizhou
|
惰
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| Haikou
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惰
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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懶
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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懶撲
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| Suzhou
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懶, 懶怕
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| Wenzhou
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懶
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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懶
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| Shuangfeng
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懶
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Noun
定蟲
- (Eastern Min) lazy fellow; lazybones
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
懶人 (“lazybones; lazy person”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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懶人, 懶漢, 懶蟲, 懶蟲, 懶骨頭, 懶蛋
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Harbin
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懶蛋
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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懶人, 懶漢, 懶漢子, 懶棒棒子, 懶老婆 female
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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懶蟲
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| Wanrong
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懶漢, 懶惰坯 female
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Wuhan
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懶溜子
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| Liuzhou
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懶蛇, 墨蛇
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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懶坯, 懶蟲
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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懶蛇, 蛇王
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| Hong Kong
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懶蛇, 懶鬼, 懶蟲, 懶精, 大懶蛇, 懶星
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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懶人, 懶鬼
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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懶鬼, 懶屍牯, 懶屍嫲 female
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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懶坯, 懶骨
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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懶蛋
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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懶漢, 定蟲
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
貧惰蟲
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| Quanzhou
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貧惰蟲
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| Zhangzhou
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貧惰蟲
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| Tainan
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貧惰儂, 貧惰骨, 貧惰蟲 GT
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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貧惰蟲
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| Shantou
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惰囝, 惰儂
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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懶鬼, 懶蟲
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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懶惰坯, 懶撲鬼, 懶蟲, 懶人
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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懶撲
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| Hangzhou
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懶惰坯, 懶坯, 懶惰鬼
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| Ningbo
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懶撲, 懶惰坯
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| Wenzhou
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懶人, 懶牌人
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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懶人子, 河頭魚
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| Loudi
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懶人子
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| Hengyang
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懶鬼
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