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奇形怪狀

简奇形怪状 · 繁奇形怪狀

Mandarin · pinyin qí xíng guài zhuàng

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: Look up this written character
状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official

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2–2–4–4 · qi2 xing2 guai4 zhuang4

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kei4 jing4 gwaai3 zong6

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(idiomatic) grotesque or fantastic in shape or appearance

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