癲 (din1 | dian1) : crazy; mad; insane

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癲

din1

dian1

crazy; mad; insane; mentally deranged; lunatic

Stroke count: 24

Level: 2

Radical: 疒 (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

癲 / 癫

This word has been viewed 20846 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Jul 2011 00:45

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癲婆 din1 po4*2 = lunatic (female)

癲佬 din1 lou2 = lunatic (male) 粵

發癲 faat3 din1 = go crazy 粵

癲癇 din1 haan4 dian1 xian2 = epilepsy

發花癲 faat3 faa1 din1 = loose, flirtatious 粵

大癲大肺 daai6 din1 daai6 fai3 = to act in a crazy or uninhibited manner

大癲大廢 daai6 din1 daai6 fai3 = to act in a crazy or uninhibited manner

癲雞 din1 gai1 = a crazy woman (lit., "a crazy chicken")

癲狗 din1 gau2 = an angry person (lit., "a crazy dog")

假癡不癲 gaa2 ci1 bat1 din1 jia3 chi1 bu4 dian1 = to play dumb while remaining smart
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 癲
Unicode code for this character: U+7672 (off-site link)

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