音痴

See also: 音癡

Chinese

		sound; noise; news	imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
trad. (音痴/音癡)		音	痴/癡
simp. (音痴)		音	痴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīnchī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄔ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ ci¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnchī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄔ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinchih
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-chʻih¹
  - Yale: yīn-chr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inchy
  - Palladius: иньчи (inʹči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam¹ ci¹
  - Yale: yām chī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ tsi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ qi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

Noun

音痴

one who is tone-deaf

See also

五音不全 (wǔyīnbùquán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
音	痴
おん Grade: 1	ち Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
音癡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おんち [óꜜǹchì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [õ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

音(おん)痴(ち) • (onchi)

[from 1934] tone deafness; being tone-deaf
[from 1974] incapability, ineptitude, weakness
私(わたし)は機械(きかい)音痴(おんち)だ。
Watashi wa kikai onchi da.
I'm weak at machines.
[from 1974] (student cant) idiot, clumsy fool

Derived terms

方向(ほうこう)音痴(おんち) (hōkō onchi)
味(あじ)音痴(おんち) (aji onchi)
運動(うんどう)音痴(おんち) (undō onchi)

References

^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN