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怪不得

怪不得

Chinese

		queer; to blame	must not; should not; not be allowed
simp. and trad. (怪不得)		怪	不得

Adverb

怪不得

no wonder; small wonder

Synonyms

難怪／难怪 (nánguài)

Verb

怪不得

to be not to blame

See also

(Cantonese) 怪唔得

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guàibude

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄉㄜ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai³ bat¹ dak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guàibude
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄉㄜ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaybu.de
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ d̥ə¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai³ bat¹ dak¹
  - Yale: gwaai bāt dāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai³ bat⁷ dak⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵/