奇
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- 奇
- qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
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Mandarin tones
1 · ji1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gei1 · kei4
Cantonese word readings for 奇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- strange; odd; weird; unusual
- wonderful; fantastic; remarkable
character
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unsmooth; disadvantageous
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) surplus
- (mathematics) odd
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min) Classifier for a single object of a pair or a large collection, also used for certain objects that do not necessarily form a pair or collection.
character
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
character
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)
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