cổ quái
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 古怪.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˩ kwaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˨ kwaːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ waːj˦˥]
Adjective
[edit]- weird, bizarre
- 2005, chapter 16, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Bất kể y nói câu gì ly kỳ cổ quái cũng không kỳ quái bằng câu ấy, […]
- However bizarre and weird the things he said, they were still less weird than this; […]