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奇譎

简奇谲 · 繁奇譎

Mandarin · pinyin qí jué

strange and deceitful
sly
treacherous

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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
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谲: jué · cunning, crafty, sly, wily

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2–2 · qi2 jue2

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kei4 kyut3

Cantonese word readings for 奇譎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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