冤大头

冤大頭

yuāndàtóu

noun #29,340

Measure Word

一个冤大头 gè

Meanings

1 a fool who wastes money
2 someone who is easily cheated out of money
3 a naive big spender

Characters

injustice; to wrong someone; to suffer a loss

head; person (suffix)

Examples

他花了五万块买了一块假玉，真是个冤大头。

Tā huā le wǔ wàn kuài mǎi le yī kuài jiǎ yù, zhēn shì gè yuāndàtóu.

He spent fifty thousand yuan on a fake piece of jade — what a fool.

别把我当冤大头，这价格太离谱了。

Bié bǎ wǒ dàng yuāndàtóu, zhè jiàgé tài lípǔ le.

Don't take me for a sucker — this price is outrageous.

Tips

memory

冤 = wronged/suffering injustice, 大 = big, 头 = head. A '冤大头' is someone with a 'big wronged head' — they got a raw deal and overpaid. Colloquial and slightly humorous.

Stroke Order

冤 yuān

大 dà

头 tóu