疯疯癫癫 (fēng fēng diān diān) — deranged and flighty; crazy in a silly or scatterbrained way
Definition
A vivid reduplicated adjective meaning 'crazy in a silly, scatterbrained way' — describes behavior or a person acting wild and eccentric, not seriously mentally ill. Often used as 〜的 before a verb.
bound form
deranged and flightycrazy in a silly or scatterbrained way
Examples
- 疯疯癫癫，。Tā zuì jìn zǒng shì fēng fēng diān diān de, shuō huà diān sān dǎo sì.He's been acting all crazy lately, talking nonsense.
- 疯疯癫癫，。Bié kàn tā píng shí fēng fēng diān diān, gōng zuò qǐ lái qí shí hěn rèn zhēn.She may seem flighty normally, but she's actually very serious when she works.
- 疯疯癫癫。Nà ge fēng fēng diān diān de lǎo tóu r zài jiē shàng yòu chàng yòu tiào.That crazy old man was singing and dancing in the street.
Origin
Reduplicated word构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication
A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.
疯 and 癫 both mean crazy, and their repetition strengthens the sense of deranged behavior.
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