精神分裂
Pronunciation: /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ fən⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
“精神分裂” is a Chinese word. Its 7 meanings in English:
noun
- (～症, ～病) schizophrenia
- psychosis
- dissociative identity disorder
- a person who has doublethink
verb
- to be psychotic or schizophrenic
- to play multiple roles (of an actor)
- to have doublethink; to hold self-contradictory opinions
Etymology
Calque of the Ancient Greek roots σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, heart, diaphragm”).
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