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詭異

詭異

See also: 诡异

Chinese

		sly; crafty	different; unusual; strange
trad. (詭異)		詭	異
simp. (诡异)		诡	异

Adjective

詭異

unusual, strange, mysterious, weird

Usage notes

Was a literary word, but has also recently become internet vocabulary.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guǐyì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² ji⁶
Min Nan (POJ): khúi-ì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǐyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeiyih
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² ji⁶
  - Yale: gwái yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ jiː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khúi-ì
  - Tâi-lô: khuí-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quyix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/