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古靈精怪

gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3

gu3 ling2 jing1 guai4

strange; weird; grotesque

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 251,000

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

古靈精怪 / 故灵精怪

This word was added by claw on 23rd Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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古 gu2 gu3 - ancient
靈 ling4 leng4 ling2 - spirit, soul
精 zing1 jing1 jing4 - polished rice; energy, spirits
怪 gwaai3 guai4 - strange; unusual; odd

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