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殊形怪状 — “Describing something with unusual”

殊形怪状 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing something with unusual”. Bizarre, or peculiar shapes and forms, distinct from the common. Literally, “distinctive shapes, grotesque forms”.

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殊形怪状 Pronunciation and Pinyin

殊形怪状 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
殊
shū10special and different
形
xíng7physical form or shape
怪
guài8strange, wonder, monster, blame
状
zhuàng7appearance, state, document

Example Sentence with 殊形怪状

那个艺术家喜欢用废弃材料创作出各种殊形怪状的雕塑。
That artist enjoys creating sculptures with various unusual and grotesque shapes from discarded materials.

Idioms Related to 殊形怪状

Synonyms of 殊形怪状

  • qí奇xíng形guài怪zhuàng状strange and grotesque shapes
  • shū殊xíng形guǐ诡zhuàng状strange and grotesque shapes

More idioms starting with 殊

  • shū殊gōng功jìng劲jié节Outstanding achievements and unwavering integrity
  • shū殊xūn勋yì异jì绩outstanding achievements and distinguished services
  • shū殊xūn勋mào茂jì绩outstanding and splendid achievements
  • shū殊xíng形miào妙zhuàng状unusual and wonderful forms
  • shū殊xíng形guǐ诡zhì制unusual shapes and bizarre designs
  • shū殊xíng形guǐ诡sè色unusual shapes and strange appearances
  • shū殊fāng方tóng同zhì致different methods lead to same result
  • shū殊fāng方yì异yù域distant foreign lands
  • shū殊fāng方yì异lèi类diverse things from distant lands
  • shū殊fāng方jué绝yù域Distant and isolated regions
  • shū殊tú涂yī一zhì致different paths, same destination

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Questions about 殊形怪状

What does 殊形怪状 mean?

殊形怪状 (shū xíng guài zhuàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing something with unusual”.

How do you pronounce 殊形怪状?

殊形怪状 is pronounced shū xíng guài zhuàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 殊形怪状 literally mean?

Literally, 殊形怪状 means “distinctive shapes, grotesque forms”. It is used to mean “describing something with unusual”.

What is the Chinese definition of 殊形怪状?

殊:特殊。形容形状稀奇古怪,与众不同

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