黐膠花
Chinese
| trad. (黐膠花) | 黐 | 膠花 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. (黐胶花) | 黐 | 胶花 | |
Etymology
- (crazy): From 黐鳩線 / 黐鸠线 (ci1 gau1 sin3, “fucking crazy”), where 鳩 / 鸠 (gau1, “fucking”) is often euphemistically replaced by 膠 / 胶 (gaau1).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci1 gaau1 faa1
- Yale: chī gāau fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi1 gaau1 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: qi1 gao1 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
黐⫽膠花 (verb-object)
Synonyms
- 穿膠花／穿胶花
Adjective
黐膠花
- (Cantonese, minced oath, euphemistic) freaking crazy; freaking insane
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 瘋 (“mad; crazy; insane”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 痴, 狂, 癲 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 瘋, 狂, 瘋癲, 瘋狂 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 瘋 |
| Taiwan | 瘋 | |
| Singapore | 神經病, 有毛病 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 痴 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 瘋 |
| Xi'an | 瘋 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 瘋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 八面威, 八面 |
| Guiyang | 瘋 | |
| Liuzhou | 癲 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 瘋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 癲, 黐線, 黐筋, 黐孖筋, short |
| Hong Kong | 癲, 黐線, 黐筋, 黐孖筋, 黐膠花, short, 黐總掣, 黐大掣 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 瘋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 癲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 癲, 癲脬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 痟 |
| Quanzhou | 痟 | |
| Yongchun | 痟 | |
| Zhangzhou | 痟, 魔 | |
| Zhao'an | 痟 | |
| Tainan | 痟 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
| Chaozhou | 痟 | |
| Shantou | 痟 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 痟 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 痟 | |
| Jieyang | 痟 | |
| Haifeng | 癲 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 痟 | |
| Leizhou | 痟神 | |
| Wenchang | 發痟 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 發痟 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 痟 |
| Xianyou | 痟 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 痴 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 痴 | |
| Danyang | 瘋 | |
| Hangzhou | 瘋 | |
| Wenzhou | 癲 | |
| Jinhua | 癲 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 瘋 |