奇形怪狀

简 奇形怪状 · 繁 奇形怪狀
Mandarin · pinyin qí xíng guài zhuàng

Meanings

  1. fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
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奇
qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
形
xíng · form, shape, appearance
怪
guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
狀
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状
zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official
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2–2–4–4 · qi2 xing2 guai4 zhuang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kei4 jing4 gwaai3 zong6

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kei4 jing4 gwaai3 zong6

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  1. (idiomatic) grotesque or fantastic in shape or appearance

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奇形怪狀 · qi2 xing2 guai4 zhuang4
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Exact source record奇形怪狀 奇形怪状 [qi2 xing2 guai4 zhuang4] /fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped/