歇斯底里

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (歇斯底里)		歇	斯	底	里

Etymology

Borrowed from English hysteria.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiēsīdǐlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝㄙㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hit³ si¹ dai² lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiēsīdǐlǐ [Phonetic: xiēsīdílǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝㄙㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiesydiilii
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hit³ si¹ dai² lei⁵
  - Yale: hit sī dái léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hit⁸ si¹ dai² lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: hid³ xi¹ dei² léi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ lei̯¹³/

Noun

歇斯底里

(medicine) hysteria; hysterics; excessive or uncontrollable emotion

Synonyms

癔病 (yìbìng)

Derived terms

女性歇斯底里 (nǚxìng xiēsīdǐlǐ)

Adjective

歇斯底里

hysterical; frenzied; frantic

歇斯底里的笑 ― xiēsīdǐlǐ de xiào ― hysterical laugh

歇斯底里地笑 ― xiēsīdǐlǐ de xiào ― to laugh hysterically

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