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歇斯底里

Mandarin · pinyin xiē sī dǐ lǐ

hysteria (loanword)
hysterical

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歇: xiē · rest, stop, lodge
斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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1–1–3–3 · xie1 si1 di3 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hit3 si1 dai2 lei5

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noun

(pathology) hysteria; hysterics; excessive or uncontrollable emotion

adj

hysterical; frenzied; frantic

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