idiosyncrasy in Chinese
idiosyncrasy in Chinese is 乖僻 — idiosyncrasy means an unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
idiosyncrasy in Chinese
乖僻
Pronounced: guāi pì
A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
What does "idiosyncrasy" mean?
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noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
"Writing every email in lower case is one of his idiosyncrasies."
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noun An odd or distinctive characteristic of a thing, place or system.
"Every old house has its idiosyncrasies, and this one groans at night."
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noun An unusual physical reaction that a particular individual has to a drug or food.
"The rash was put down to an idiosyncrasy rather than a true allergy."
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idiosyncrasy in a sentence
- Writing every email in lower case is one of his idiosyncrasies.
- She loved his idiosyncrasies more than his virtues.
- Every old house has its idiosyncrasies, and this one groans at night.
- The tax code is full of idiosyncrasies that only specialists understand.
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What is "idiosyncrasy" in Chinese?
"idiosyncrasy" in Chinese is 乖僻. idiosyncrasy means: An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
How do you pronounce 乖僻?
"idiosyncrasy" in Chinese is 乖僻, pronounced "guāi pì".
How do you use "idiosyncrasy" in a sentence?
Example: "Writing every email in lower case is one of his idiosyncrasies." In Chinese, "idiosyncrasy" is 乖僻.
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