稀奇

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
simp. and trad. (稀奇)		稀	奇
alternative forms		希奇 obsolete

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīqí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ kei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hî-khì
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hi-kî
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-ji; ¹shi ⁶ji

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sicí
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻi²
  - Yale: syī-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyi
  - Palladius: сици (sici)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    希奇
    稀奇
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei¹ kei⁴
  - Yale: hēi kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    希奇
    稀奇
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hî-khì
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˊ ki^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi¹ ki²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴ kʰi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-kî
  - Tâi-lô: hi-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'kii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shi-ji; ¹shi ⁶ji
  - MiniDict: shi^平 ji; shi^平 ji^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-jji; ¹xi ³jji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑi²¹/, /ɕi⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²³/

Adjective

稀奇

unusual; extraordinary; strange

Synonyms

刁鑽 / 刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary)
古怪 (gǔguài)
各樣 / 各样 (gèyàng) (Eastern Min; Southern Min)
各鱉 / 各鳖 (Xiamen Hokkien)
奇巧 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
奇幻 (qíhuàn)
奇怪 (qíguài)
奇異 / 奇异 (qíyì)
巧奇 (Xiamen Hokkien)
巧怪 (Xiamen Hokkien)
怪 (guài)
怪僻 (guàipì) (literary)
怪奇 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
怪死 (Hokkien)
怪異 / 怪异 (guàiyì)
日怪 (reh⁴ guai³) (Jin)
有空 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
詭異 / 诡异 (guǐyì)
趣怪 (Hakka)
蹊蹺 / 蹊跷 (qīqiāo)
離奇 / 离奇 (líqí)
龜怪 / 龟怪 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí)

Related terms

稀罕 (xīhan)