癫狂 (diān kuáng) — (adjective) insane, demented; (adjective) wild, frivolous, out of control
Definition
Used for extreme mental states — clinical 'mania' (a TCM term for a mood disorder) or wildly irrational behavior. Stronger and more literary than everyday 疯狂.
adjective
insanedementedwildfrivolousout of control
Examples
- 癫狂，。Tā zuì jìn xíng wéi diān kuáng, ràng jiā rén fēi cháng dān xīn.His recent behavior has been insane, making his family very worried.
- 癫狂。Zhōng yī rèn wéi diān kuáng shǔ yú qíng zhì bìng de yì zhǒng.Traditional Chinese medicine considers mania a type of emotional disorder.
- 癫狂。Tā nà zhǒng diān kuáng de jǔ dòng ràng suǒ yǒu rén dōu jīng dāi le.His wild behavior stunned everyone.
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