fung1 din1瘋癲疯癫
Jyutpingfung1 din1
Yalefūng dīn
Definition
Insane; mad; behaving in an abnormal or eccentric manner.
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How it's used
Often used in the reduplicated form 瘋瘋癲癲 to describe someone acting in an erratic, hyperactive, or unpredictable manner. It carries a slightly playful or exasperated tone rather than a clinical diagnosis of mental illness. When used to describe someone's personality, it suggests they are eccentric or lacking self-control in social situations.
Examples
He is always acting crazy, it is really hard to deal with.
Related words
Common phrases
acting erratically or crazy
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone with an actual mental health condition, as it can be perceived as offensive or insensitive. Use 傻 or 黐線 instead if you are trying to express that someone is acting foolishly or irrationally in a casual context.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
