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冤大頭

简冤大头 · 繁冤大頭

Mandarin · pinyin yuān dà tóu

spendthrift and foolish
sb with more money than sense

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冤: yuān · grievance, injustice, wrong
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–4–2 · yuan1 da4 tou2

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jyun1 daai6 tau2 · jyun1 daai6 tau4

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noun

person who was ripped off; person deceived on account of his or her generosity; squanderer

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