詭異

See also: 诡异

Chinese

		sly; crafty	different; unusual; strange
trad. (詭異)		詭	異
simp. (诡异)		诡	异

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² ji⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khúi-ì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guěiyì
    • Wade–Giles: kuei³-i⁴
    • Yale: gwěi-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeiyih
    • Palladius: гуйи (guji)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai² ji⁶
    • Yale: gwái yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei² yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ jiː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khúi-ì
    • Tâi-lô: khuí-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: quyix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: kjweX yiH

Rime
Character	詭	異
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (14)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	過委切	羊吏切
Baxter	kjweX	yiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiuᴇX/	/jɨH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷᵚiɛX/	/jɨH/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuɛX/	/ieH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjwiə̆X/	/jɨH/
Li Rong	/kjueX/	/iəH/
Wang Li	/kǐweX/	/jĭəH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwie̯X/	/iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guǐ	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwai2	ji6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k](r)ojʔ  ɢ(r)ək-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*krolʔ  lɯɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	詭	異
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	guǐ	yì
Middle Chinese	‹ kjweX ›	‹ yiH ›
Old Chinese	/*[k](r)ojʔ/	/*ɢ(r)ək-s/
English	perverse	different
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	詭	異
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12767	15102
Phonetic component	危	異
Rime group	歌	代
Rime subdivision	3	0
Corresponding MC rime	詭	異
Old Chinese	/*krolʔ/	/*lɯɡs/
Notes		金文異象雙手護住頭所頂物爲戴翼初文

Adjective

詭異

1. unusual; strange; mysterious; weird

   • 聖人無屈奇之服，詭異之行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     圣人无屈奇之服，诡异之行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wenzi

     Shèngrén wú qūqí zhī fú, guǐyì zhī xíng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 現在，它早已死了，只是眼裡還閃著一絲詭異的光。 [MSC, trad.]
     现在，它早已死了，只是眼里还闪着一丝诡异的光。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: (Can we date this quote?), 巩高峰 (Gong Gaofeng), 《一种美味》

     Xiànzài, tā zǎoyǐ sǐ le, zhǐshì yǎn lǐ hái shǎnzhe yī sī guǐyì de guāng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary)
• 古怪 (gǔguài)
• 各樣／各样 (gèyàng) (Eastern Min; Southern Min)
• 各鱉／各鳖 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 奇巧 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 奇幻 (qíhuàn)
• 奇怪 (qíguài)
• 奇異／奇异 (qíyì)
• 巧奇 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 巧怪 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 怪 (guài)
• 怪僻 (guàipì) (literary)
• 怪奇 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 怪死 (Hokkien)
• 怪異／怪异 (guàiyì)
• 日怪 (reh⁴ guai³) (Jin)
• 有空 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 稀奇 (xīqí)
• 趣怪 (Hakka)
• 蹊蹺／蹊跷 (qīqiāo)
• 離奇／离奇 (líqí)
• 龜怪／龟怪 (Hokkien)