How to say bird-brain in Japanese

おたんちんotanchin

noun:

  • fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain; blockhead; dunce - derogatory term
  • unpleasant customer - archaism - Kantō dialect

Example Sentences

「高いtakai所tokoroってtte、あたしatashiはha好きsukiだdaなぁnaa。あたしatashiってtte、前世zenseiはhaきっとkitto・・・飛行機hikoukiだったdattaのnoかなkana？」「普通futsuu、そこsokoはha鳥toriでしょうdeshouがga」
"I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane?" "Usually that would be 'bird' there."
ひとhitoのno声koeにni似たnita不気味なbukimina鳴き声nakigoe、漆黒shikkokuのno羽hane、死肉shinikuをwo啄むtsuibamu姿sugataなどnadoからkara、鴉karasuはha不幸fukouにni舞い降りるmaioriru不吉なfukitsuna鳥toriとしてtoshite世界sekaiにni知られていますshirareteimasu。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
風の便りにkazenotayorini聞いたkiita。
A little bird told me.
あらまあaramaa、馬子にも衣装magonimoishouとはtohaこのkonoことkotoだdaねぇnee。スーツSUUTSU着るkiruとto結構kekkou格好いいkakkouiiじゃんjan。
Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.
蝙蝠koumoriはha鳥toriではなくdehanaku哺乳類honyuuruiだda。
A bat is not a bird, but a mammal.

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