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| Processed by: | richwarm (2011-04-22 23:29:36 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 29845 - submitted by 'uyuy' >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=big%20head "swollen headed" sounds like physical description. "To have a big head" is a more common expression to describe someone conceited. Editor: I think the current definition is basically correct. (1) Re: Urban Dictionary definition of "big head" Urban Dictionary "is a rambling free-for-all largely compiled by teenagers making stuff up... There is little intellectual rigour about Urban Dictionary; ... it goes unchecked for accuracy" http://www.theage.com.au/world/dictionaries-of-old-losing-their-sheen-20110422-1drfl.html Here, for example, is UD's definition of "swellhead" -- "someone with an oversized head rather like a balloon" It comes with a helpful example: "woodsey has a swellhead" Contrast other dictionaries' definitions of "swellhead": Encarta: (U.S.) conceited person: somebody regarded as conceited and arrogant (informal) Merriam-Webster: one who has a swelled head : a conceited person (first known use: 1845) Wiktionary: (informal) An arrogant or conceited person (2) Re: "swollen headed" sounds like physical description. 头脑发胀 is, in fact, mostly used to describe a physical condition. e.g. 我写东西和睡觉的时候都不能开暖气，否则头脑发胀，晕乎乎的。 Editor Chad suggests it's simply a construct 头脑 head + 发胀 swelling. But our definition of 头脑 is "brains; mind", not "head", and while the brain can swell, "brains" (mental capability) is not normally said to "swell." Nor does one speak of a "swelling of the mind". (3) Some examples of figurative usage which Editor Yves found: 在这样火热发展的情况下，一些航空公司于是乎也开始头脑发胀，难于冷静下来. 他虚荣、愚蠢、狡猾，是个贪婪成性、头脑发胀的大国国君 这时要千万注意，不要头脑发胀失去清醒和冷静 历史欠账多、生态环境严酷的欠发达省份，从政绝不能头脑发胀 (4) Re: (slang) tag -- I don't see evidence that 头脑发胀 is a slang term It doesn't seem to be a *particularly* casual term, nor a term used by a particular group of people. |
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- 頭腦發脹 头脑发胀 [tou2 nao3 fa1 zhang4] /swollen headed/conceited/ # + 頭腦發脹 头脑发胀 [tou2 nao3 fa1 zhang4] /(slang) to have a big head/conceited/ + 頭腦發脹 头脑发胀 [tou2 nao3 fa1 zhang4] /swelling of the head (physical condition)/fig. swellheaded/conceited/ |