冤大头 (yuān dà tóu) — a sucker, a dupe; someone who is overcharged or tricked into paying too much
Definition
Colloquial term for 'sucker' — someone who is easily overcharged or tricked into paying. Used in spoken Chinese; the 当了∼ pattern means 'to be taken advantage of'.
noun
a suckera dupesomeone who is overcharged or tricked into paying too much
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Examples
- ，冤大头。Tā huā le liǎng qiān kuài qián mǎi nà ge jiǎ gǔ dǒng, zhēn shì gè yuān dà tóu.He spent two thousand yuan on that fake antique; he's a real sucker.
- ，冤大头。Zhè cì jù cān dà jiā dōu ràng wǒ fù qián, wǒ dāng le yuān dà tóu.Everyone made me pay for the meal this time — I was the fall guy.
- 冤大头，。Bié dāng yuān dà tóu le, nà jiā diàn de jià gé bǐ bié chù guì yí bèi.Don't be taken for a ride — that shop's prices are twice as high as elsewhere.
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