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gwaai3
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strange; unusual; peculiar; queer; monstrous; odd Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 心 (#61)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 | ||
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古怪
gu2 gwaai3 = peculiar; strange; eccentric
唔怪得
m4 gwaai3 dak1 = no wonder 粵
怪不得
gwaai3 bat1 dak1 = no wonder 國
醜怪
cau2 gwaai3 = ugly, grotesque 粵
唔怪之得
m4 gwaai3 zi1 dak1 = no wonder 粵
難怪
naan4 gwaai3 = no wonder
奇怪
kei4 gwaai3 = strange; weird
整古做怪
zing2 gu2 zou6 gwaai3 = to make a face; play the fool; mess around 粵
妖怪
jiu1 gwaai3 = monster; devil
責怪
zaak3 gwaai3 = to blameSee all 53 compounds |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 怪
佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮 粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy
唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷 粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappeating one by one; so you are the one stealing them. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 怪
Unicode code for this character: U+602A (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 怪
Unicode code for this character: U+602A (off-site link)
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