"hissy" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 发脾气 (口语)
• 小脾气 (俚语)

Definition

作为形容词指表现出或有发脾气的行为，通常形容小孩子气、闹情绪的样子，在非正式口语中使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，多带有讽刺或幽默色彩。常用于“throw a hissy fit”等表达，多形容成年人像孩子一样发脾气，不适宜正式场合。

Examples

She got hissy when her ice cream fell.

她冰淇淋掉了，变得很**hissy**。

Don’t be hissy about losing the game.

别因为输掉比赛变得**hissy**。

My brother gets hissy if he is hungry.

我哥哥一饿就会很**hissy**。

Stop throwing a hissy just because your phone battery died.

别因为手机没电就发**脾气**。

He went all hissy over a tiny mistake at work.

他为工作里的小错大发**脾气**。

If she gets hissy again, just ignore her until she calms down.

她再发**脾气**，你就别理她，等她冷静下来。