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怪物

Mandarin · pinyin guài wu

monster
freak
eccentric person

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怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
物: wù · thing, substance, creature

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4–5 · guai4 wu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaai3 mat6

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noun

monster
freak (eccentric person)
(video games) monster (non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing games)
(chiefly archaic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 怪 (guài), 物 (wù): unusual or extraordinary things; rare creatures

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