天然呆 tiān rán dāi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄞ tin1 jin4 ngoi4
- (loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet
- muddleheaded
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天
- 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
- 冬天 dōng tiān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ dung1 tin1 winter
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
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- 夏天 xià tiān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ haa6 tin1 summer
- 天上 tiān shàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ tin1 soeng6 the sky; the heavens
- 天下 tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ tin1 haa6 land under heaven
- 天使 tiān shǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ tin1 si3 angel
- 天分 tiān fèn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄣˋ tin1 fan6 natural gift
- 天地 tiān dì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ tin1 dei6 heaven and earth
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 天天 tiān tiān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ tin1 tin1 every day
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 天性 tiān xìng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tin1 sing3 nature
- 天才 tiān cái ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ tin1 coi4 talent
- 天敌 天敵 tiān dí ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˊ tin1 dik6 predator; natural enemy
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 天桥 天橋 tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 overhead walkway
- 天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ tin1 hei3 weather
然
- 不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 not so
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
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- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
呆
- 痴呆 chī dāi ㄔ ㄉㄞ ci1 ngoi4 stupid; dull
- 目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞ muk6 cing4 hau2 ngoi4 (idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
- 呆住 dāi zhù ㄉㄞ ㄓㄨˋ ngoi4 zyu6 to be dumbfounded
- 呆傻 dāi shǎ ㄉㄞ ㄕㄚˇ ngoi4 so4 stupid
- 呆子 dāi zi ㄉㄞ ˙ㄗ ngoi4 zi2 fool
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- 呆帐 呆帳 dāi zhàng ㄉㄞ ㄓㄤˋ ngoi4 zoeng3 variant of 呆账
- 呆板 dāi bǎn ㄉㄞ ㄅㄢˇ ngoi4 baan2 stiff
- 呆根 dāi gēn ㄉㄞ ㄍㄣ ngoi4 gan1 (literary) idiot
- 呆滞 呆滯 dāi zhì ㄉㄞ ㄓˋ ngoi4 zai6 dull
- 呆瓜 dāi guā ㄉㄞ ㄍㄨㄚ ngoi4 gwaa1 idiot
- 呆站 dāi zhàn ㄉㄞ ㄓㄢˋ ngoi4 zaam6 to stand idly
- 呆笨 dāi bèn ㄉㄞ ㄅㄣˋ ngoi4 ban6 dimwitted
- 呆萌 dāi méng ㄉㄞ ㄇㄥˊ ngoi4 mang4 endearingly silly
- 呆账 呆賬 dāi zhàng ㄉㄞ ㄓㄤˋ ngoi4 zoeng3 bad debt
- 痴呆 痴獃 chī dāi ㄔ ㄉㄞ variant of 痴呆
- 发呆 發呆 fā dāi ㄈㄚ ㄉㄞ faat3 ngoi4 to stare blankly
- 看呆 kàn dāi ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞ hon3 ngoi4 to gape at
- 惊呆 驚呆 jīng dāi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄞ ging1 ngoi4 stupefied; stunned
- 呆扳手 dāi bān shǒu ㄉㄞ ㄅㄢ ㄕㄡˇ ngoi4 paan1 sau2 open spanner
- 呆会儿 呆會兒 dāi huì r ㄉㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦ ngoi4 wui2 ji4 variant of 待会儿
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
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- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩㄢ bat1 ci3 tin1 jyun1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
- 不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bat1 gung6 daai3 tin1 (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
- 不见天日 不見天日 bù jiàn tiān rì ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ bat1 gin3 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 补天浴日 補天浴日 bǔ tiān yù rì ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩˋ ㄖˋ bou2 tin1 juk6 jat6 lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom)
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
- 呆若木鸡 呆若木雞 dāi ruò mù jī ㄉㄞ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
- 目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞ muk6 cing4 hau2 ngoi4 (idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
- 目光呆滞 目光呆滯 mù guāng dāi zhì ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄞ ㄓˋ muk6 gwong1 ngoi4 zai6 to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)