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古靈精怪
gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3
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strange; weird; grotesque Level: 4 Google Frequency: 251,000 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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This word has been viewed 5291 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 23rd Jul 2004 08:56 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:古 gu2 - ancient; old; a surname靈 ling4 leng4 - spirit, soul 精 zing1 zeng1 - refined; best; smart; essence; energy 怪 gwaai3 - strange; blame; find sth strange; monster |
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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:
蠱靈精怪
gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 = behaving in a weird or secretive manner 粵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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