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古怪 — meaning in English

gǔ guài

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English meaning

  • eerie adj Strange and unsettling in a way that suggests something mysterious or supernatural.
  • odd adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
  • outlandish adj Extremely unusual, bizarre, or far removed from normal experience.

Senses

古怪 is used for these senses in English:

  • eerie Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
  • outlandish Greatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange. [from late 16th c.]

odd — full definition

  1. adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
  2. adj Of a whole number: not divisible evenly by two.
  3. adj Left over or unmatched, such as one item from a pair or set.
  4. adj Placed after a round number to mean "a little more than".

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