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奇花异草
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奇花异草

奇花异草 — “Rare and exotic plants”

奇花异草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “rare and exotic plants”. Also used metaphorically to describe beautiful and unique literary works. Literally, “strange flowers and exotic grasses”.

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奇花异草 Pronunciation and Pinyin

奇花异草 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
奇
qí8special, surprising, or odd
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
异
yì6different, unusual, strange
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough

Example Sentence with 奇花异草

植物园里种植着各种奇花异草,色彩斑斓,吸引了许多游客前来观赏。
The botanical garden cultivates all sorts of rare and exotic plants, vibrant in color, attracting many visitors to come and admire them.

Idioms Related to 奇花异草

Synonyms of 奇花异草

  • qí奇huā花yì异huì卉unusual and exotic flowers and plants

Antonyms of 奇花异草

  • píng平dàn淡wú无qí奇plain and unremarkable

More idioms starting with 奇

  • qí奇jì伎yín淫qiǎo巧ingenious but useless skills
  • qí奇guāng光yì异cǎi彩brilliant dazzling light and colors
  • qí奇yuān冤jí极wǎng枉rare and extreme injustice
  • qí奇qí奇guài怪guài怪strange and peculiar
  • qí奇shān山yì异shuǐ水unique and spectacular mountains and rivers
  • qí奇páng庞fú福ài艾Unusual face, abundant blessings
  • qí奇xíng形yì异zhuàng状strange and grotesque shapes
  • qí奇xíng形guài怪zhuàng状strange and grotesque shapes
  • qí奇qíng情yì异zhì致peculiar emotions and distinctive temperament
  • qí奇xiǎng想tiān天kāi开to have a fantastic or bizarre idea
  • qí奇cái才yì异néng能extraordinary talent and unique abilities
  • qí奇jì技yín淫qiǎo巧ingenious but impractical skills

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Questions about 奇花异草

What does 奇花异草 mean?

奇花异草 (qí huā yì cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “rare and exotic plants”.

How do you pronounce 奇花异草?

奇花异草 is pronounced qí huā yì cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 奇花异草 literally mean?

Literally, 奇花异草 means “strange flowers and exotic grasses”. It is used to mean “rare and exotic plants”.

What is the Chinese definition of 奇花异草?

原意是指希奇少见的花草。也比喻美妙的文章作品等。

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