malaria (dialect); capricious mood swings
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
malaria
dialectA regional dialect term for malaria.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zài在
nóng农
cūn村
dé得
guò过
lěng冷
rè热
bìng病
。
He had malaria when he was a child living in the countryside.
Dāng当
dì地
rén人
chēng称
nüè疟
jī疾
wéi为
lěng冷
rè热
bìng病
。
The locals call malaria 'lengre bing'.
noun
mood swings; capriciousness; erratic emotional state
informalUsed metaphorically to describe a person who is emotionally unstable or whose enthusiasm fluctuates wildly.
Tā他
gōng工
zuò作
yǒu有
lěng冷
rè热
bìng病
，
jī积
jí极
xìng性
shí时
gāo高
shí时
dī低
。
He has mood swings at work, with his enthusiasm waxing and waning.
Nǐ你
bù不
néng能
duì对
xué学
xí习
fàn犯
lěng冷
rè热
bìng病
，
yào要
jiān坚
chí持
bù不
xiè懈
。
You can't be capricious about studying; you need to persevere.
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Tā他
shì是
gè个
lěng冷
rè热
bìng病
huàn患
zhě者
，
yī一
huì会
er儿
xīng兴
fèn奋
dé得
bù不
dé得
liǎo了
，
yī一
huì会
er儿
yòu又
chuí垂
tóu头
sàng丧
qì气
。
He suffers from mood swings; one moment he's incredibly excited, the next he's completely downcast.