粵

黐ci1綫sin3

simp黐线
ci1 sin3chī xiàn

English

  1. crazy; having mental problem
  2. (of a phone system) having short-circuited ----
  3. insane, as if one's neural circuits were stuck together like a malfunctioning telephone system;crazy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 電話嘅電路同電線黐埋一嚿,導致聽到雜音,甚至係聽到隔籬電話嘅聲(呢個現象隨住科技發達已經變得少見)
  2. 鬧人嘅用語;比喻對方啲神經線就好似啲電線噉黐埋晒一齊,話佢行為或者講嘢唔正常、有問題、唔合乎邏輯嗰陣就會咁講

Examples

  • 發燒仲淋冰水落自己個身度,你係咪黐線㗎?

    You poured ice water on yourself even though you have a fever! Are you insane?

  • 你都黐黐哋線嘅,我做乜要同你講我做過咩唧?

    You're being crazy. Why should I tell you what I did?

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

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