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  gwaai3   jyutping
  guai4   pinyin
[1] [adj] strange; odd; unusual; queer
[2] [v] blame; complain; impute
[3] [v] find sth strange; be surprised at
[4] [n] monster; demon; unusual person
[5] [adv] unusually; quite; really

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 11448 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jun 2014 15:06

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detail  jau5 gwaai3 mok6 gwaai3  you3 guai4 mo4 guai4 = no hard feeling; don't be upset; no offense
detail  gu2 gwaai3  gu3 guai4 = peculiar; strange; eccentric
detail  m4 gwaai3 dak1   = no wonder
detail  gwaai3 bat1 dak1  guai4 bu4 de2 = no wonder
detail  jiu2 gwaai3  yao1 guai4 = monster; devil
detail  gwaai3 ke2   = weirdo
detail  cau2 gwaai3  chou3 guai4 = ugly, grotesque
detail  m4 gwaai3 zi1 dak1   = no wonder
detail  naan4 gwaai3  nan2 guai4 = no wonder
detail  kei4 gwaai3  qi2 guai4 = strange; weird
detail  zing2 gu2 zou6 gwaai3   = to make a face; play the fool; mess around
detail  zaak3 gwaai3  ze2 guai4 = to blame
detail  zing2 gu2 zok3 gwaai3  zheng3 gu3 zuo4 guai4 = to play tricks or pranks
detail  daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3  da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 = much ado over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill
detail  gwaai3 si6   = a strange affair, unusual, abnormal
detail  gwaai3 mat6  guai4 wu5 = monster, freak, a monstrosity
detail  zok3 gwaai3   = do mischief; make trouble
detail  gwai2 gwaai3   = ghosts and monsters; evil spirits; a goblin; a specter; a sprite
detail  ceoi3 gwaai3   = funny
detail  gu2 gwaai3 jan4   = an eccentric person
detail  gwaai3 zaak3 dik1 muk6 gwong1   = reproachful look
detail  cau2 baat3 gwaai3  chou3 ba1 guai4 = a very ugly person
detail  gwaai3 gwaai3*2 dei6*2   = strange
detail  gwaai3 gai1   = strange
detail  gwaai3 daan3  guai4 dan4 = freak; weird
detail  gwaai3 ji6  guai4 yi4 = weird
detail  gwaai3 mat6 ci5  guai4 wu4 si4 = monstrous
detail  gwaai3 pik1  guai4 pi4 = peculiarity
detail  gwaai3 jan4  guai4 ren2 = strange person/eccentric
detail  gwaai3 sau3  guai4 shou4 = a rare animal, a mythical animal
detail  jiu2 mo1 gwai2 gwaai3  yao1 mo2 gui3 guai4 = demons and ghosts
detail  diu1 zyun3 gu2 gwaai3  diao1 zuan4 gu3 guai4 = cunning
detail  gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3   = behaving in a weird or secretive manner
detail  gu2 gu2 gwaai3 gwaai3  gu3 gu3 guai4 guai4 = peculiar , eccentric , odd , strange
detail  gwaai3 leoi5 gwaai3 hei3  guai4 li5 guai4 qi4 = eccentric; peculiar; queer
detail  gwaai3 zi1 dak1   = no wonder (variant of 唔怪之得)
detail  cau2 gwaai3 gwaai3   = ugly
detail  gwaai3 jing4 gwaai3 soeng3   = grotesque
detail  gwaai3 joeng6*2   = grotesque
detail  coi4 gwaai3  cai2 guai4 = it would be really strange if... , to be really surprised if...
detail  hoi2 gwaai3  hai3 guai4 = sea monster
detail  cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6  duo1 duo1 guai4 shi4 = strange on-goings
detail  siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3  shao3 jian4 duo1 guai4 = things seldom seen are strange
detail  gwaai3 m4 zi1 dak1  guai4 wu2 zi1 de2 = it's no wonder
detail  gwaai3 toi1  guai4 tai1 = freak
detail  wu4 gwaai3  hu2 guai4 = lake monster
detail  mo1 gwaai3  mo2 guai4 = demons and monsters; ghouls and bogies; fiends
detail  gin3 gwaai3  jian4 guai4 = to be offended by; to take offence; to mind
detail  gwaai3 beng6  guai4 bing4 = strange illness, rare disease
detail  gwaai3 zaak3   = to blame
detail  gwaai3 taam4  guai4 tan2 = ghost / horror story
detail  gwaai3 pik1  guai4 pi4 (Taiwan); guai4 pi3 (PRC) = eccentricity; peculiarity; oddity; foible; mannerism
detail  lai5 do1 jan4 bat1 gwaai3  li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4 = you can never be too polite
detail  gwaai3 zeoi6  guai4 zui4 = blame
detail  gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3  gu3 ling2 jing1 guai4 = strange; weird; grotesque
detail  jam1 joeng4 gwaai3 hei3  yin1 yang2 guai4 qi4 = [1] mystifying , enigmatic [2] eccentric
detail  mou4 gwaai3 fu4  wu2 guai4 hu1 = it's no wonder
detail  gwaai3 sau3 gung1 si1   = Monsters Inc
detail  fo1 hok6 gwaai3 jan4  ke1 xue2 guai4 ren2 = Frankenstein

Showing all 6 examples containing 怪
detail audio 覺得香蕉?
Don't you think bananas taste weird?
detail 古靈精怪動物
A weird and imaginative animal.
detail 病咗, 唔怪之得!
He is sick. No wonder he's failed to turn up!
detail 近來一時一時鼓埋泡腮
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy
detail audio 唔怪之得廚房罐頭逐一逐樣唔見咗原來鼠竊狗偷
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
detail 老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔真係咄咄怪事
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!

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