我寻思你是妄想症呢
“I thought you were delusional.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在医院
“Back at the hospital,”
我寻思 你是 妄想 症 呢
“I thought you were delusional.”
合着说的真的呀
“Turns out you were telling the truth.”
“You were actually telling the truth? I thought you were totally making it up!”
Using self-deprecating or exaggerated clinical terms like 'delusional' in casual conversation is a common humorous bonding strategy among Northern Chinese speakers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I thought / In my opinion
A highly colloquial Northern/Northeastern phrase used to introduce personal assumptions or reflections.
delusional disorder / paranoia
Literally a psychiatric diagnosis, but often used informally in spoken banter to call someone delusional or imaginative.
Softens the statement and marks a reflective, playful tone of continuing assumption.
