madman; megalomaniac
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
madman; insane person; lunatic
Literally refers to a person who is mentally ill or insane.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
rén人
men们
cháng常
cháng常
bǎ把
jīng精
shén神
bìng病
rén人
jiào叫
zuò作
kuáng狂
rén人
。
In the old society, people often called mentally ill patients 'madmen'.
Cūn村
zi子
lǐ里
de的
rén人
dōu都
shuō说
tā他
shì是
gè个
kuáng狂
rén人
,
xíng行
wéi为
guài怪
yì异
。
People in the village all say he's a madman with strange behavior.
noun
megalomaniac; fanatic; extremely arrogant person
Often used metaphorically to describe someone with delusions of grandeur, wild ambition, or contempt for conventions.
Tā他
rèn认
wéi为
zì自
jǐ己
shì是
gè个
tiān天
cái才
,
zài在
bié别
rén人
yǎn眼
zhōng中
què却
shì是
gè个
bù不
kě可
yī一
shì世
de的
kuáng狂
rén人
。
He thinks he's a genius, but in others' eyes he's an insufferably arrogant megalomaniac.
Nà那
gè个
zhàn战
zhēng争
kuáng狂
rén人
qǐ企
tú图
zhēng征
fú服
zhěng整
gè个
shì世
jiè界
。
That warmongering fanatic attempted to conquer the whole world.
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Yì艺
shù术
jiè界
bù不
fá乏
gǎn敢
yú于
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
kuáng狂
rén人
。
The art world is not lacking in fanatics who dare to challenge tradition.