笨蛋 bèn dàn fool / idiot syn 傻瓜 shǎ guā idiot / fool syn 蠢货 蠢貨 chǔn huò blockhead / idiot / dunce / moron / fool syn 傻子 shǎ zi idiot / fool syn 鬼混 guǐ hùn to hang around / to fool around / to live aimlessly syn 猪头 豬頭 zhū tóu pig head / (coll.) fool / jerk 呆子 dāi zi fool / sucker syn 愚弄 yú nòng to make a fool out of / to fool / to dupe syn 勾搭 gōu da to gang up / to fool around with / to make up to syn 糊弄 hù nong to fool / to deceive / to go through the motions syn 出丑 出醜 chū chǒu to make a fool of oneself syn 蠢人 chǔn rén fool / imbecile syn 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes syn 出洋相 chū yáng xiàng to make a fool of oneself syn 装疯卖傻 裝瘋賣傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ to play the fool (idiom) / to feign madness syn 欺瞒 欺瞞 qī mán to fool / to hoodwink / to dupe syn 现眼 現眼 xiàn yǎn to embarrass oneself / to make a fool of oneself syn 闹笑话 鬧笑話 nào xiào huà to make a fool of oneself syn 文绉绉 文縐縐 wén zhōu zhōu bookish / genteel / erudite syn 贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock syn 乱弹琴 亂彈琴 luàn tán qín to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool syn 花痴 huā chī to be smitten with sb / love-struck fool / starry-eyed infatuation 瞎掰 xiā bāi (coll.) to talk nonsense / to fool around 傻冒 shǎ mào idiot / fool / foolish 马鹿 馬鹿 mǎ lù red deer / fool / idiot (from Japanese "baka") syn 笨人 bèn rén fool / stupid person syn 蠢蛋 chǔn dàn fool / dolt 东施效颦 東施傚顰 dōng shī xiào pín lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself syn 痴汉 痴漢 chī hàn molester (loanword from Japanese "chikan") / idiot / fool 瞎搞 xiā gǎo to fool around / to mess with / to do sth without a plan 唬 hǔ a tiger's roar / to scare / to intimidate / (coll.) to fool / to bluff syn 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) syn 老东西 老東西 lǎo dōng xi (derog.) old fool / old bastard 瞎闹 瞎鬧 xiā nào to make a scene / to fool around / to behave foolishly 露怯 lòu qiè to display one's ignorance / to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder 笨瓜 bèn guā fool / blockhead 破相 pò xiàng (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc / to disfigure / to make a fool of oneself syn 逗哏 dòu gén funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to joke / to play the fool / to provoke laughter 燕雀处堂 燕雀處堂 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise 处堂燕雀 處堂燕雀 chù táng yàn què lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise 欺世盗名 欺世盜名 qī shì dào míng to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom) syn 文诌诌 文謅謅 wén zhōu zhōu bookish / genteel / erudite 紿 dài bind / pretend / to fool 大傻瓜 dà shǎ guā a fool / a jerk / lit. a silly big melon 傻帽 shǎ mào fool / idiot / foolish / stupid syn 大愚 dà yú idiot / ignorant fool 夯货 夯貨 bèn huò fool / stupid 愚人节快乐 愚人節快樂 yú rén jié kuài lè April Fool! 愚氓 yú méng fool / stupid person syn 痴人痴福 chī rén chī fú a fool suffers foolish fortune (idiom) 耍得团团转 耍得團團轉 shuǎ de tuán tuán zhuàn to fool / to dupe 蠢汉 蠢漢 chǔn hàn fool / ignoramus / dullard 贻笑 貽笑 yí xiào to be ridiculous / to make a fool of oneself 贻笑方家 貽笑方家 yí xiào fāng jiā a novice making a fool of himself / to make oneself ridiculous before experts 露丑 露醜 lòu chǒu to make a fool of oneself 打哄 dǎ hǒng to fool around / to kid around 瞎弄 xiā nòng to fool around with / to mess with 呆瓜 dāi guā idiot / fool 傻叉 shǎ chā fool / blockhead 唬弄 hǔ nòng to fool / to deceive 憨子 hān zi (dialect) simpleton / idiot / fool 摆了一道 擺了一道 bǎi le yī dào to play tricks on / to make a fool of 现世宝 現世寶 xiàn shì bǎo good-for-nothing / fool 笨伯 bèn bó fool / dolt / clumsy oaf syn 唬烂 唬爛 hǔ làn (slang) (Tw) to bullshit / to fool 聪明一世，糊涂一时 聰明一世，糊塗一時 cóng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve 傻人有傻福 shǎ rén yǒu shǎ fú fortune favors fools (idiom) / fool's luck 小白 xiǎo bái (slang) novice / greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool / idiot / abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy 聪明一世，糊涂一时 聰明一世，糊塗一時 cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment / every man has a fool in his sleeve 呼弄 hū nòng to fool / to deceive 胡弄 hú nong to fool / to deceive / to go through the motions 二货 二貨 èr huò (slang) fool / dunce / foolishly cute person 瓜娃子 guā wá zi (dialect) fool / a silly 活人让尿憋死 活人讓尿憋死 huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom) / fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking 看笑话 看笑話 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself 关公面前耍大刀 關公面前耍大刀 guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom) / fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert 闹太套 鬧太套 nào tài tào (Internet slang) transcription of "not at all" – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明|黄晓明[Huang2 Xiao3 ming2], who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad / to be a laughing stock / to make a fool of oneself (i.e. equivalent to 鬧笑話|闹笑话[nao4 xiao4 hua5]) 闹笑话 鬧笑話 nào xiào hua to make a fool of oneself syn 耍闹 耍鬧 shuǎ nào to skylark / to play boisterously / to fool around 欺世盗名 欺世盜名 qī shì - dào míng (idiom) to fool the world and usurp a good name syn 傻缺 shǎ quē (slang) idiot / fool 