歇斯底里

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (歇斯底里)		歇	斯	底	里
simp. ^#(歇斯底里)		歇	斯	底	里
alternative forms		歇私的里 obsolete 歇斯的里 obsolete 歇斯德里 obsolete 歇斯迭里 obsolete 歇斯特里 obsolete 歇私的里 obsolete 歇斯的里 obsolete 歇斯德里 obsolete 歇斯迭里 obsolete 歇斯特里 obsolete 歇私德里 obsolete 歇私底里 obsolete 歇司迭里 obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from English hysteria.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiēsīdǐlǐ

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiēsīdǐlǐ [Phonetic: xiēsīdílǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝㄙㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siesihdǐlǐ
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-ssŭ¹-ti³-li³
  - Yale: syē-sz̄-dǐ-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiesydiilii
  - Palladius: сесыдили (sesydili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hit³ si¹ dai² lei⁵
  - Yale: hit sī dái léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hit⁸ si¹ dai² lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: hid³ xi¹ dei² léi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ lei̯¹³/

Noun

歇斯底里

(pathology) 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