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傻瓜

shǎguā
noun HSK 7-9 #1,413

Measure Word

一个傻瓜 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 fool
  2. 2 idiot
  3. 3 simpleton

Characters

傻
shǎ
foolish; stupid
瓜
guā
melon
A silly melon — a fool. The 'melon' here is used colloquially to mean a simpleton.

Examples

别当傻瓜了，他在骗你。
Bié dāng shǎguā le, tā zài piàn nǐ.
Don't be a fool — he's tricking you.
你这个傻瓜，怎么又忘了？
Nǐ zhège shǎguā, zěnme yòu wàng le?
You fool, how did you forget again?
她笑着叫他傻瓜。
Tā xiào zhe jiào tā shǎguā.
She laughingly called him a fool.

Tips

register
傻瓜 can be playful and affectionate between close friends or couples (like 'silly'), or genuinely insulting depending on tone and context.
usage
傻瓜相机 (shǎguā xiàngjī) means 'point-and-shoot camera' — literally 'fool's camera', because even a fool can use it.

Stroke Order

傻 shǎ
瓜 guā