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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries愚蠢
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yúchǔn
"这是一个巨大的愚蠢行为。"
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Lack of good sense; foolishness.
"Invading the country was an act of pure folly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French folie, from fol 'mad, foolish'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Folly" is said worldwide
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folie
Transliteration: folie
"C'est une pure folie."
Torheit
Transliteration: Torheit
"Das war eine große Torheit."
folia
Transliteration: follia
Script: follia
"La sua decisione fu pura follia."
insensatez
Transliteration: insensatez
"Cometer tal error fue una insensatez."
insensatez
Transliteration: insensatez
"Aquela aposta foi uma insensatez."
मूढ़ता
Transliteration: mudhata
"उसका यह कदम उसकी मूढ़ता को दर्शाता है।"
愚蠢
Transliteration: yúchǔn
"这是一个巨大的愚蠢行为。"
어리석음
Transliteration: eoriseogeum
"그의 계획은 완전한 어리석음이었다."
愚行
Transliteration: gukō
"そんなことをするのは愚行だ。"
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