madman; lunatic; crazy person
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
madman; lunatic; mentally deranged person
dialectRegional/dialect term (方言) referring to a person with mental illness or who behaves irrationally. Often considered offensive or insensitive; use neutral terms like 精神病患者 in formal contexts.
Bié别
lǐ理
nà那
gè个
diān癫
zi子
，
tā他
tiān天
tiān天
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
luàn乱
pǎo跑
。
Don't pay attention to that madman; he runs around the street every day.
Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
dōu都
shuō说
tā他
shì是
diān癫
zi子
，
qí其
shí实
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
dé得
le了
yì抑
yù郁
zhèng症
。
Villagers all call him a lunatic, but he actually just suffers from depression.
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Nǐ你
chuān穿
chéng成
zhè这
yàng样
chū出
qù去
，
bié别
rén人
huì会
bǎ把
nǐ你
dāng当
diān癫
zi子
de的
。
If you go out dressed like that, people will think you're crazy.