傻瓜 shǎguā idiot
idiot; fool
How to remember 傻瓜: 傻 silly + 瓜 melon = idiot.
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How it is used
- A fool/idiot - 你这个傻瓜 (nǐ zhège shǎguā) you silly fool.
- Often affectionate/teasing between friends or lovers, not just an insult (真是个傻瓜, what a silly goose).
- Also 傻瓜相机 (shǎguā xiàngjī) - a 'point-and-shoot' (idiot-proof) camera. Colloquial, everyday.
Example sentences
- 别把人家当傻瓜。 Bié bǎ rénjiā dàng shǎguā.Don't make a fool of me.
- 他甚至骂我傻瓜。 Tā shènzhì mà wǒ shǎguā.He even called me an idiot.
- 傻瓜才会那么干。 Shǎguā cái huì nàme gàn.Only a fool would do something like that.