"hissy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 發脾氣 (口語)
• 小脾氣 (俚語)

Definition

作為形容詞指表現出或有發脾氣的行為，通常形容小孩子氣、鬧情緒的樣子，在非正式口語中使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語化，多帶有諷刺或幽默色彩。常用於 “throw a hissy fit” 等用法，多形容大人像小孩一樣鬧脾氣，不適合正式場合。

Examples

She got hissy when her ice cream fell.

她冰淇淋掉了，變得很**hissy**。

Don’t be hissy about losing the game.

別因為輸掉比賽變得**hissy**。

My brother gets hissy if he is hungry.

我哥哥一餓就會很**hissy**。

Stop throwing a hissy just because your phone battery died.

別因為手機沒電就發**脾氣**。

He went all hissy over a tiny mistake at work.

他為工作裡的小錯大發**脾氣**。

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

她再發**脾氣**，你就別理她，等她冷靜下來。