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怪模怪樣

简怪模怪样 · 繁怪模怪樣

Mandarin · pinyin guài mú guài yàng

outlandish
strange-looking
grotesque

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怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
模: mó · model, standard, pattern; copy
樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style

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4–2–4–4 · guai4 mu2 guai4 yang4

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gwaai3 mou4 gwaai3 joeng6

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(idiomatic) grotesque; outlandish; strange-looking

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