cing1 saan1 ji1 jyun2青山醫院青山医院

Jyutpingcing1 saan1 ji1 jyun2

Yalechīng sāan yī yún

名詞

Definition

Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong's oldest and largest psychiatric hospital, located in Tuen Mun.

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How it's used

Mentioning this hospital in casual conversation often carries a strong, derogatory connotation regarding someone's mental state. It is frequently used as a blunt insult to imply that a person is acting irrationally or behaving in a way that warrants psychiatric confinement. Because of this cultural baggage, it is rarely used in a neutral or clinical sense outside of formal contexts.

Examples

keoi5佢hou2好ci5似jau5有di1啲m4唔to5妥，hai6係mai6咪jiu3要jap6入cing1青saan1山ji1醫jyun2院aa4呀？

He seems a bit off, does he need to go to Castle Peak Hospital?

teng1聽gong2講go2嗰dou6度ji5以cin4前hai6係cing1青saan1山ji1醫jyun2院，ji4而gaa1家bin3變zo2咗zou6做soeng1商coeng4場。

I heard that place used to be Castle Peak Hospital, but now it has become a shopping mall.

Common phrases

jap6入cing1青saan1山

to be admitted to Castle Peak Hospital (often used as an insult)

Common mistake

Avoid using this name to describe someone's behavior in professional or polite settings, as it is highly offensive and stigmatizing. It is strictly a colloquial shorthand for questioning someone's sanity rather than a literal reference to the medical facility.