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奇談怪論

简奇谈怪论 · 繁奇談怪論

Mandarin · pinyin qí tán guài lùn

strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
unreasonable remarks

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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
論: Look up this written character
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname
论: lùn · debate; discuss; discourse

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2–2–4–4 · qi2 tan2 guai4 lun4

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kei4 taam4 gwaai3 leon6

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(idiomatic) absurd argument or remark

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