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曲折離奇

曲折離奇

See also: 曲折离奇

Chinese

		winding; tortuous
trad. (曲折離奇)		曲折	離奇
simp. (曲折离奇)		曲折	离奇

Idiom

曲折離奇

(of an event, a story) convoluted and eccentric; complicated and bizarre

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qūzhélíqí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ****¹ zit³ lei⁴ kei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qūzhélíqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiujerlichyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ****¹ zit³ lei⁴ kei⁴
  - Yale: kūk jit lèih kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ****⁷ dzit⁸ lei⁴ kei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ lei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/