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  so4   jyutping
  sha3   pinyin
[a] foolish; silly; stupid [b] imbecile, fool

Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 27629 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  so4 zai2 seoi2  sha3 zai3 shui3 = alcohol
detail  so4 gwaa1  sha3 gua1 = fool; idiot; simpleton; blockhead
detail  so4 zi2  sha3 zi5 = fool; idiot; imbecile
detail  so4 zyu1  sha3 zhu1 = (term of endearment) silly boy/ silly girl
detail  so4 hei3   = childishness; dogged determination
detail  so4 gwaa1 gei1   = a "foolproof" camera; a point-and-shoot camera; an instamatic
detail  so4 zai2   = a fool; an idiot; a mental patient
detail  so4 lou2   = a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
detail  baan6 so4   = act opossum
detail  zaa3 so4 baan6 mung2   = play the fool
detail  daai6 so4 gwaa1   = arrant fool
detail  so4 so4*2 dei6*2   = kind of silly
detail  so4 jan4   = a silly person, a ridiculous fool
detail  aa3 so4   = a fool
detail  coi2 keoi5 dou1 so4   = to not allow one's dignity to be compromised (a form of refusal along the lines of, "keep dreaming")
detail  so4 gang1 gang1   = stupid; silly
detail  so4 tau4 so4 nou5   = silly; stupid
detail  so4 po4*2   = a stupid woman
detail  so4 mui6*1   = a stupid young woman; a stupid girl
detail  so4 gaang1   = stupid, a fool
detail  so4 gai1   = an idiot, a fool (lit., "a stupid chicken")
detail  so4 siu3  sha3 xiao4 = to giggle; a foolish laugh
detail  bok3 so4  bo2 sha3 = act as if one is crazy and take advantage of sb. who falls for it
detail  zaa3 din1 baan6 so4  zha4 dian1 ban4 sha3 = pretend to be crazy; feign madness; act like a madman
detail  zong1 fung1 maai6 so4  zhuang1 feng1 mai4 sha3 = pretend to be crazy; feign madness; act like a madman
detail  zaa3 so4 naap6 fuk1  zha4 sha3 na4 fu2 = act like a dimwit to gain benefit; not move a finger act like a dumb dumb and make profit from those who fall for it
detail  so4 paau3   = the pink panther
detail  haak3 so4  xia4 sha3 = scare silly; freeze with terror

Showing all 2 examples containing 傻
detail 以為
Do you think I'm stupid?
detail 國王認為傻瓜
The king believed he was a fool.
[ie: another man was a fool, not the king!]

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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