稀奇

稀奇

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
simp. and trad. (稀奇)		稀	奇
variant forms		希奇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ kei⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): hi-kî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: xīqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyi
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: hei¹ kei⁴
    • Yale: hēi kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ kéi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-kî
    • Tâi-lô: hi-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'kii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/

Adjective

稀奇

1. unusual; extraordinary; strange

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 稀奇

刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary) 古怪 (gǔguài) 奇幻 (qíhuàn) 奇怪 (qíguài) 奇異／奇异 (qíyì) 怪僻 (guàipì) (literary) 怪奇 (Min Nan)

怪死 (Min Nan) 怪異／怪异 (guàiyì) 有空 (yǒukòng) (Min Nan) 蹊蹺／蹊跷 (qīqiāo) 離奇／离奇 (líqí) 龜怪／龟怪 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí)

Related terms

• 稀罕 (xīhan)