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荒怪不經

简荒怪不经 · 繁荒怪不經

Mandarin · pinyin huāng guài bù jīng

absurd
unthinkable

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荒: huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
經: Look up this written character
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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1–4–4–1 · huang1 guai4 bu4 jing1

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fong1 gwaai3 bat1 ging1

Cantonese word readings for 荒怪不經. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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