傻里傻气 (shǎ lǐ shǎ qì) — foolish-looking, silly, simple-minded (often wi… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A vivid, reduplicated adjective meaning 'silly-looking, goofy' — usually teasing or affectionate, not insulting. Common with the pattern 傻里傻气的 + noun.

bound form

foolish-lookingsillysimple-minded (often with a teasing tone)

Examples

傻里傻气，。
Tā shuō huà shǎ lǐ shǎ qì de, dà jiā dōu jué de hǎo xiào.
He talks in such a silly way that everyone finds it funny.
傻里傻气，。
Bié kàn tā shǎ lǐ shǎ qì de yàng zi, qí shí xīn lǐ hěn míng bai.
Don't be fooled by his foolish-looking appearance — he's actually very sharp.
傻里傻气，。
Zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu shǎ lǐ shǎ qì de, tè bié kě ài.
This puppy looks so goofy and cute.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ裡lǐ

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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