精神分裂

Chinese

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Etymology

Calque of the Ancient Greek roots σχίζω (skhízō, to split) and φρήν (phrḗn, mind, heart, diaphragm).

Pronunciation


Noun

精神分裂

  1. (pathology, dated in Taiwan) (~症, ~病) schizophrenia
    Synonym: 思覺失調症思觉失调症 (sījué shītiáo zhèng) (Taiwan)
  2. (pathology, dated) psychosis
    Synonyms: 精神錯亂精神错乱 (jīngshén cuòluàn) (Mainland), 思覺失調思觉失调 (sījué shītiáo) (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
  3. (informal, proscribed) dissociative identity disorder
    Synonym: 人格分裂 (réngé fēnliè)
    1. (informal, derogatory) a person who has doublethink

Synonyms

  • ("multiple personalities" and related senses): 精分 (jīngfēn)

Verb

精神分裂

  1. (informal) to be psychotic or schizophrenic
  2. (informal) to have multiple personalities
    1. to play multiple roles (of an actor)
    2. (derogatory) to have doublethink; to hold self-contradictory opinions
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