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Jyutping nou5 gan1
Pinyin nǎo jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. brains
  2. mind
  3. head
  4. way of thinking
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​人​嘅​思考​能力
    brain(s); mind; ability to think
    • 動腦筋
      动脑筋
      dung6 nou5 gan1
      to use one's brain/head/noggin
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    mind; brains
  2. noun
    way of thinking; idea
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2977
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你有个死脑筋。
    你有個死腦筋。
    nǐ yǒu gè sǐ nǎo jīn 。
    • You've got a one-track mind.
  2. Mandarin
    她的脑筋转得很快,无论你对她说些什么,她总能巧妙地作出反驳。
    她的腦筋轉得很快,無論你對她說些什麼,她總能巧妙地作出反駁。
    tā de nǎo jīn zhuǎn de hěn kuài , wú lùn nǐ duì tā shuō xiē shén me , tā zǒng néng qiǎo miào dì zuò chū fǎn bó 。
    • She's quick on her feet, so no matter what you say to her, she'll have a witty comeback.
  3. Mandarin
    “拜个不够行的师父,很伤脑筋吧?” “我也很笨,所以没关系。”
    “拜個不夠行的師父,很傷腦筋吧?” “我也很笨,所以沒關係。”
    “ bài gè bù gòu xíng de shī fu , hěn shāng nǎo jīn ba ?” “ wǒ yě hěn bèn , suǒ yǐ méi guān xi 。”
    • "It must bother you to have taken a bad master." "I'm stupid too. So, it's all right."
  4. Mandarin
    真伤脑筋。
    真傷腦筋。
    zhēn shāng nǎo jīn 。
    • It really is a headache.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    动脑筋
    動腦筋
    dung6 nou5 gan1
    • to use one's brain/head/noggin
  2. Cantonese
    呢个游戏要大家动下脑筋嘞。
    呢個遊戲要大家動下腦筋嘞。
    ni1 go3 jau4 hei3 jiu3 daai6 gaa1 dung6 haa5 nou5 gan1 laak3.
    • The purpose of the game is to tease your brains.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个问题真系伤脑筋。
    呢個問題真係傷腦筋。
    ni1 go3 man6 tai4 zan1 hai6 soeng1 nou5 gan1.
    • That's rather a knotty question.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    动脑筋
    動腦筋
    dòng nǎo jīn
    • to use one's head
  2. Mandarin
    我们的教条主义者违背列宁的指示,从来不用脑筋具体地分析任何事物,做起文章或演说来,总是空洞无物的八股调,在我们党内造成了一种极坏的作风。
    我們的教條主義者違背列寧的指示,從來不用腦筋具體地分析任何事物,做起文章或演説來,總是空洞無物的八股調,在我們黨內造成了一種極壞的作風。
    wǒ men de jiào tiáo zhǔ yì zhě wéi bèi liè níng de zhǐ shì , cóng lái bù yòng nǎo jīn jù tǐ de fēn xī rèn hé shì wù , zuò qǐ wén zhāng huò yǎn shuō lai , zǒng shì kōng dòng wú wù de bā gǔ diào , zài wǒ men dǎng nèi zào chéng le yī zhǒng jí huài de zuò fēng .
    • Our dogmatists have violated Lenin's teachings; they never use their brains to analyse anything concretely, and in their writings and speeches they always use stereotypes devoid of content, thereby creating a very bad style of work in our Party.