How to Say ‘idiot’ in Traditional Chinese
白痴
bái chī
[bye chir]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [白痴] is insulting, but often less explosive than a full swear word. In Taiwan friends may say it teasingly, but with the wrong tone it can still land as genuinely rude.
Phrase Breakdown
白痴
bái chī
[bye chir]
idiot
A common insult meaning idiot or moron; rude but very widely used.
你怎麼會犯這種錯，真白痴。
How could you make this kind of mistake? So idiotic.
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