这儿有点毛病
“She wasn't quite right up here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Xie Hanguo found that simple-minded woman somewhere.”
这儿 有点毛病
“She wasn't quite right up here.”
“It's said she didn't even know her own name.”
“She's not quite right in the head.”
In Chinese colloquial communication, people often use the demonstrative pronoun 'zhe'er' (here) paired with a gesture (pointing to the temple or head) to euphemistically imply mental instability or intellectual disability, avoiding direct or formal terminology.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having something wrong in the head; mentally unstable or cognitively impaired
In spoken Chinese, speakers often pair this with a gesture pointing to or tapping their temple/head to euphemistically, jokingly, or pejoratively suggest someone is crazy or intellectually deficient.
having a defect or issue; colloquially describing someone as acting crazy, abnormal, or irrational
A high-frequency colloquial phrase that can describe broken equipment or criticize/tease someone for acting abnormally or out of their mind.
