粵

病beng6態taai3

simp病态
beng6 taai3bìng tài

English

  1. morbid or abnormal state
  2. morbid, pathological or abnormal state; used to describe acts that are considered extreme, abnormal and unhealthy, to the extent that the person is considered to be ill and needs to be treated by a doctor.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容某種行為太過度,去到一個唔正常、極唔健康嘅地步,稱得上係一種病同需要睇醫生(量詞:種/個)

Examples

  • 病態賭徒

    pathological gamblers

  • 有啲女仔減肥已經去到一個病態喇,明明已經淨係食少少都仲要去扣喉。

    Some girls has already reached a pathological state in losing weight, they have to purge even though they have only eaten little.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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