mong5 soeng2 zing3妄想症

Jyutpingmong5 soeng2 zing3

Yalemóhng séung jing

名詞

Definition

Paranoia; delusional disorder.

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How it's used

While technically a clinical term for a specific mental health condition, it is frequently used in casual conversation to describe someone who is overly suspicious or prone to wild, unfounded theories. Using it to describe a friend's behavior can be quite blunt or even offensive, so it is often used in a joking or exaggerated manner to tease someone who is being unnecessarily paranoid about a minor situation.

Examples

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日ji4疑san4神ji4疑gwai2鬼，hou2好ci5似jau5有mong5妄soeng2想zing3症gam3咁。

He is always suspicious, it is like he has paranoia.

nei5你m4唔hou2好jau5有mong5妄soeng2想zing3症laa1啦，bin1邊jau5有jan4人soeng2想hoi6害nei5你aa4呀？

Stop being paranoid, who would want to harm you?

Common phrases

waan6患soeng5上mong5妄soeng2想zing3症

to suffer from paranoia

jim4嚴zung6重mong5妄soeng2想zing3症

severe paranoia

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 疑心重, which describes a general personality trait of being distrustful. 妄想症 implies a more irrational, persistent, and detached-from-reality level of suspicion that goes beyond simple skepticism.