脑子瓦特了 (nǎozi wǎtè le) — Brain has short-circuited; completely lost...
Brain has short-circuited; completely lost it; gone crazy
Example Usage
你居然买了十双鞋?脑子瓦特了吧!
You bought ten pairs of shoes?! Have you lost your mind?!
Cultural Context
Wǎtè comes from 'watt' — the unit of electrical power. Saying someone's brain has 'gone to watt' means it's burned out or malfunctioning. Used both as light teasing and genuine disbelief.
Category: savage-humor