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Yalekwòhng yàhn
Definition
Madman or maniac; a crazy person.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong sense of someone acting in an unrestrained or obsessive manner, often used to describe someone who is extremely passionate about a hobby or goal. It is less clinical than terms used in medical contexts and focuses more on the intensity of the person's behavior. You will often hear it used hyperbolically to describe someone who works or plays with reckless abandon.
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He is always shouting and screaming, he is simply a madman.
Why are you running in here like a madman?
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Common phrases
workaholic
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 瘋子, which is more commonly used to describe someone who is genuinely mentally ill. 狂人 is often used in a figurative sense for someone who is just acting wild or obsessed.
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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.
