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天然呆

tiān rán dāi

Meanings

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tiān rán dāi
  1. 1.(loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet
  2. 2.muddleheaded

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.being naturally scatterbrained

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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天然呆(てんねんぼ)け (tennenboke). In Japanese, 惚(ぼ)け (boke) is used more than 呆(ぼ)け (boke), but to Chinese native speakers the latter seems more straightforward.

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