| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 守拙 | 守拙 | shǒu zhuō | shou3 zhuo1 | to remain honest and poor | ||
| 2 | 自惭鸠拙 | 自慚鳩拙 | zì cán jiū zhuō | zi4 can2 jiu1 zhuo1 | to feel ashamed of one's lack of creative talent (idiom) | ||
| 3 | 拙笨 | 拙笨 | zhuō bèn | zhuo1 ben4 | clumsy; awkward; lacking skill | ||
| 4 | 拙 | 拙 | zhuō | zhuo1 | awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] | ||
| 5 | 稚拙 | 稚拙 | zhì zhuō | zhi4 zhuo1 | young and clumsy; childish and awkward | ||
| 6 | 欲巧反拙 | 欲巧反拙 | yù qiǎo fǎn zhuō | yu4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1 | to try to be clever but turn out the contrary; to be foolish (idiom) | ||
| 7 | 愚拙之极 | 愚拙之極 | yú zhuō zhī jí | yu2 zhuo1 zhi1 ji2 | foolish to the extreme (idiom) | ||
| 8 | 愚拙 | 愚拙 | yú zhuō | yu2 zhuo1 | clumsy and stupid | ||
| 9 | 迂拙 | 迂拙 | yū zhuō | yu1 zhuo1 | stupid; impractical | ||
| 10 | 以勤补拙 | 以勤補拙 | yǐ qín bǔ zhuō | yi3 qin2 bu3 zhuo1 | to make up for lack of ability by hard work (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 心拙口夯 | 心拙口夯 | xīn zhuō kǒu bèn | xin1 zhuo1 kou3 ben4 | dull-witted and tongue-tied; variant of 心拙口笨 | ||
| 12 | 心余力拙 | 心餘力拙 | xīn yú lì zhuō | xin1 yu2 li4 zhuo1 | Strength falls short of one's wishes. (idiom) | ||
| 13 | 俗拙蠢物 | 俗拙蠢物 | sú zhuō chǔn wù | su2 zhuo1 chun3 wu4 | the common run of stupid, vulgar creatures (idiom) | ||
| 14 | 笨口拙舌 | 笨口拙舌 | bèn kǒu zhuō shé | ben4 kou3 zhuo1 she2 | awkward in speech | ||
| 15 | 勤能补拙 | 勤能補拙 | qín néng bǔ zhuō | qin2 neng2 bu3 zhuo1 | ineptitude can be remedied by diligence (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 巧诈不如拙诚 | 巧詐不如拙誠 | qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng | qiao3 zha4 bu4 ru2 zhuo1 cheng2 | the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy | ||
| 17 | 弄巧反拙 | 弄巧反拙 | nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō | nong4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1 | see 弄巧成拙 | ||
| 18 | 弄巧成拙 | 弄巧成拙 | nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō | nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1 | to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face | ||
| 19 | 力拙才鲜 | 力拙才鮮 | lì zhuō cái xiǎn | li4 zhuo1 cai2 xian3 | weak in strength and lacking in ability (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 老拙 | 老拙 | lǎo zhuō | lao3 zhuo1 | old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer | ||
| 21 | 蹇拙 | 蹇拙 | jiǎn zhuō | jian3 zhuo1 | clumsy (writing); awkward; obscure | ||
| 22 | 词穷理拙 | 詞窮理拙 | cí qióng lǐ zhuō | ci2 qiong2 li3 zhuo1 | to be poor in expression and perverted of logic (idiom) | ||
| 23 | 藏巧于拙 | 藏巧於拙 | cáng qiǎo yú zhuō | cang2 qiao3 yu2 zhuo1 | to hide one's ingenuity in clumsiness (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 笨嘴拙舌 | 笨嘴拙舌 | bèn zuǐ zhuō shé | ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2 | clumsy in speech; poor speaker | ||
| 25 | 笨嘴拙腮 | 笨嘴拙腮 | bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi | ben4 zui3 zhuo1 sai1 | see 笨嘴拙舌 |
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