精神分裂
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Chinese[edit]
to break; to split; fission | |||
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trad. (精神分裂) | 精神 | 分裂 | |
simp. #(精神分裂) | 精神 | 分裂 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of the Ancient Greek roots σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, heart, diaphragm”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄈㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jingshén fenliè
- Wade–Giles: ching1-shên2 fên1-lieh4
- Yale: jīng-shén fēn-lyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshern fenlieh
- Palladius: цзиншэнь фэньле (czinšɛnʹ fɛnʹle)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ fən⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zing1 san4 fan1 lit6
- Yale: jīng sàhn fān liht
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing1 san4 fan1 lit9
- Guangdong Romanization: jing1 sen4 fen1 lid6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ liːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
精神分裂
- (pathology, dated in Taiwan) (~症, ~病) schizophrenia
- (pathology, dated) psychosis
- (informal, proscribed) dissociative identity disorder
- Synonym: 人格分裂 (réngé fēnliè)
- (informal, derogatory) a person who has doublethink
Synonyms[edit]
- ("multiple personalities" and related senses): 精分 (jīngfēn)
Verb[edit]
精神分裂
- (informal) to be psychotic or schizophrenic
- (informal) to have multiple personalities
- to play multiple roles (of an actor)
- (derogatory) to have doublethink; to hold self-contradictory opinions