Definition
冤大头 is a colloquial noun describing someone who is tricked, overcharged, or exploited in a transaction — essentially a 'sucker' or 'fall guy' who pays more than something is worth or takes the blame for others. It carries a tone of pity or mockery. You'll hear it in everyday speech when someone gets cheated out of money or takes a loss on behalf of another person. There's no single English equivalent: 'fathead' misses the financial connotation, while 'wastrel' implies habitual wastefulness rather than being deceived.
n.
a suckera dupesomeone who is overcharged or tricked into paying too much
Examples
- ，冤大头。Tā huā le liǎng qiān kuài qián mǎi nà ge jiǎ gǔdǒng, zhēn shì ge yuān dà tóu.He spent two thousand yuan on that fake antique; he's a real sucker.
- ，冤大头。Zhè cì jùcān dàjiā 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 jiàgé bǐ biéchù guì yí bèi.Don't be taken for a ride — that shop's prices are twice as high as elsewhere.
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