奇葩

Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	corolla of flower
trad. (奇葩)		奇	葩
simp. #(奇葩)		奇	葩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qípā

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ paa¹, kei⁴ baa¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ ba¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qípā
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cípa
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-pʻa¹
    • Yale: chí-pā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyipa
    • Palladius: ципа (cipa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ paa¹, kei⁴ baa¹
    • Yale: kèih pā, kèih bā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ paa¹, kei⁴ baa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ pa¹, kéi⁴ ba¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ pʰaː⁵⁵/, /kʰei̯²¹ paː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki⁵ ba¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî pa
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³/

Noun

奇葩

1. exotic flower; magnificent flower
2. wonderful piece of work
3. (Mainland China, neologism) someone who behaves outside social norms; freak; weirdo

Adjective

奇葩

1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, neologism) freaky; weird