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古怪

古怪

Chinese

		ancient; old	queer; to blame
simp. and trad. (古怪)		古	怪

Adjective

古怪

eccentric; odd; strange

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǔguài

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² gwaai³
Min Nan (POJ): kó͘-koài / ku-koài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔguài
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuguay
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² gwaai³
  - Yale: gú gwaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² gwaai³
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ kʷɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-koài / ku-koài
  - Tâi-lô: kóo-kuài / ku-kuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofkoaix, ku'koaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/, /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuai⁴¹/, /ku³³ kuai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/, /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai¹¹/, /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/, /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai²¹/