cổ quái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 古怪.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˩ kwaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˨ kwaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ waːj˦˥]

Adjective

cổ quái

  1. weird, bizarre
    Synonyms: li kì, kì quái
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 16, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Bất kể y nói câu gì ly kỳ cổ quái cũng không kỳ quái bằng câu ấy, […]
      However bizarre and weird the things he said, they were still less weird than this; […]
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