気違い沙汰

Compound of 気違い (kichigai, “insanity, craziness, madness”) +‎ 沙汰 (sata, “an act; an affair, a situation”).^[1][2] The sata changes to zata as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• (Tokyo) きちがいざた [kìchígáízátá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡ɕiɡa̠iza̠ta̠]

気(き)違(ちが)い沙(ざ)汰(た) • (kichigai-zata) ^{←きちがひざた (kitigafizata)?}

1. crazy behavior, an insane situation

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