How to Say ‘Are you crazy?’ in Traditional Chinese
你神經病啊
nǐ shén jīng bìng a
[nǐ shénjīngbìng a]
💬 Usage Tip: The 啊 (a) at the end makes it an exasperated question rather than a statement. This is why it comes across as "are you crazy?!".
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
神經病
shén jīng bìng
[shénjīngbìng]
lunatic; psycho
Literally 'nerve disease'; used to call someone crazy or weird.
他是神經病嗎？
Is he a psycho?
啊
a
[a]
ah; sentence-final particle
A particle that softens the tone or adds friendliness and emotion.
大家一起看球，氣氛很好啊。
Everyone watches the match together; the atmosphere is great.
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