How to Say ‘crazy’ in Simplified Chinese
神经病
shén jīng bìng
[shun-jeeng-bing]
🇨🇳 In China: [神经病] literally relates to mental illness, but in everyday speech it's often thrown around like "what's wrong with you" or "are you crazy." Because of that, it can sound ableist as well as rude.
Phrase Breakdown
神经病
shén jīng bìng
[shun-jeeng-bing]
crazy person; nutcase
Literally refers to a mental illness, but in casual insulting speech it means someone is crazy or ridiculous. Can be offensive.
你是不是神经病，半夜还在大喊大叫？
Are you crazy, shouting in the middle of the night?
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