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光怪陆离 — “A fantastic and bizarre array of strange shapes and dazzling colors”

光怪陆离 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a fantastic and bizarre array of strange shapes and dazzling colors”. Grotesque and kaleidoscopic. Literally, “Dazzling and grotesque; strange and variegated”.

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光怪陆离 Pronunciation and Pinyin

光怪陆离 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone
怪
guài8strange, wonder, monster, blame
陆
lù7land or continent
离
lí11to leave or separate from

Example Sentence with 光怪陆离

节日彩灯把城市装点得光怪陆离,吸引了众多游客驻足观赏。
The festive lights adorned the city, creating a bizarre and kaleidoscopic scene that attracted many tourists to stop and admire.

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Synonyms of 光怪陆离

  • bān斑bó驳lù陆lí离Mottled and dazzling colors

More idioms starting with 光

  • guāng光qián前qǐ启hòu后honor ancestors and inspire descendants
  • guāng光qián前jué绝hòu后unparalleled achievements surpassing all generations
  • guāng光qián前yào耀hòu后bring honor to ancestors and benefit descendants
  • guāng光qián前yù裕hòu后glorify ancestors and benefit descendants
  • guāng光huá华duó夺mù目dazzlingly brilliant
  • guāng光kě可jiàn鉴rén人lustrous enough to reflect a person
  • guāng光fù复jiù旧jīng京recover the old capital
  • guāng光fù复jiù旧wù物recover former possessions
  • guāng光tiān天huà化rì日in broad daylight
  • guāng光zōng宗yào耀zǔ祖bring honor and glory to ancestors
  • guāng光cǎi彩duó夺mù目Dazzlingly brilliant
  • guāng光cǎi彩shè射rén人Dazzlingly splendid

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Questions about 光怪陆离

What does 光怪陆离 mean?

光怪陆离 (guāng guài lù lí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a fantastic and bizarre array of strange shapes and dazzling colors”.

How do you pronounce 光怪陆离?

光怪陆离 is pronounced guāng guài lù lí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 光怪陆离 literally mean?

Literally, 光怪陆离 means “Dazzling and grotesque; strange and variegated”. It is used to mean “a fantastic and bizarre array of strange shapes and dazzling colors”.

What is the Chinese definition of 光怪陆离?

光怪:光彩奇异;陆离:开卷参差。形容奇形怪状,五颜六色。

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