cổ quái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 古怪.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˩ kwaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˨ kwaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˨˩˦ waːj˦˥]

Adjective

weird, bizarre
Synonyms: li kì, kì quái
- 2005, chapter 16, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  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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