那家伙就是个傻的
“That guy is a fool.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说他们图什么呢
“What do you think they're after?”
那家伙 就是个傻的
“That guy is a fool.”
“God knows what he's thinking.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social conversations, actions lacking clear material or practical motives ('tú shénme') are frequently judged as foolish ('shǎ') by observers looking for pragmatic rationale.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that guy / that fellow
A colloquial way to refer to a third person, often informal or slightly disparaging depending on tone.
is just a fool / is plainly stupid
Used in spoken Chinese to categorize someone as plainly foolish or naive using a nominalized adjective.