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疯话 (fēng huà) — nonsense, mad talk, ravings

Definition

疯话 (fēnghuà) is uncountable "ravings" or "mad talk" — speech judged crazy or irresponsible, not a single lie. Measure word: 句.

noun
nonsensemad talkravings
Measure word · 句

Examples

  • 疯话，。
    Tā shuō de huà dōu shì fēng huà, bié xìn.
    Everything he said was nonsense — don't believe it.
  • 疯话。
    Nǐ zhè xiē fēng huà méi rén huì dàng zhēn.
    No one will take your ravings seriously.
  • 疯话，。
    Bié zài zhè r shuō fēng huà le, kuài zǒu ba.
    Stop talking nonsense here and go.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

疯fēngmad
话huàtalk

疯 means mad and 话 means talk; together they mean talk that sounds mad or nonsensical.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 瘋; 疯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒Written in full as病bìng
Sound part声符shēngfú
風
風fēng瘋fēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 瘋 pairs 疒 (illness) with 風 as a sound part; the simplified 疯 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not a historical sound part.

Open 疯 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 話; 话 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠯑
𠯑𠯑話huà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 話, 言 relates to words and 𠯑 gives the sound; the simplified 话 is a shorthand, so its right side is not that sound part.

Open 话 →
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Mental Health

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