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光怪陸離

光怪陸離

See also: 光怪陆离

Chinese

		grotesque; bizarre	varied and numerous
trad. (光怪陸離)		光怪	陸離
simp. (光怪陆离)		光怪	陆离

Adjective

光怪陸離

monstrous and multicolored, grotesque and variegated

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guāngguàilùlí

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ gwaai³ luk⁶ lei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāngguàilùlí
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangguayluhli
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ li³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong¹ gwaai³ luk⁶ lei⁴
  - Yale: gwōng gwaai luhk lèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ gwaai³ luk⁹ lei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɑːi̯³³ lʊk̚² lei̯²¹/