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傻頭傻腦

简傻头傻脑 · 繁傻頭傻腦

Mandarin · pinyin shǎ tóu shǎ nǎo

(idiom) stupid; muddle-headed

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傻: shǎ · foolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑: nǎo · brain

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3–2–3–3 · sha3 tou2 sha3 nao3

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