奇葩
Chinese
strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num) |
corolla of flower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (奇葩) | 奇 | 葩 | |
| simp. #(奇葩) | 奇 | 葩 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qípā
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cípa
- Wade–Giles: chʻi2-pʻa1
- Yale: chí-pā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyipa
- Palladius: ципа (cipa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei4 paa1 / kei4 baa1
- Yale: kèih pā / kèih bā
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 paa1 / kei4 baa1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 pa1 / kéi4 ba1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ pʰaː⁵⁵/, /kʰei̯²¹ paː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ki5 ba1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî pa
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³/
- (Teochew)
Noun
奇葩
- exotic flower; magnificent flower
- (figurative) magnificent person; wonderful piece of work
- (Mainland China, neologism) someone who behaves outside social norms; freak; weirdo
Adjective
奇葩
- (Mainland China, Taiwan, neologism) freaky; weird