搜奇抉怪 — “To seek out the unusual and select the strange”
搜奇抉怪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek out the unusual and select the strange”. Often refers to deliberately striving for novelty and originality, especially in literary or artistic creation. Literally, “Search for wonders and select oddities”.
搜奇抉怪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
搜奇抉怪 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 搜
- sōu搜qí奇fǎng访gǔ古explore wonders and visit antiquities
- sōu搜qí奇xuǎn选miào妙seek out rarities and choose wonders
- sōu搜yán岩cǎi采gàn干scour for talent
- sōu搜yáng扬zè仄lòu陋Seek out and promote the humble and obscure
- sōu搜yáng扬cè侧lòu陋discover and promote hidden talent
- sōu搜gēn根tī剔chǐ齿investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned
- sōu搜gēn根wèn问dǐ底get to the bottom of something
- sōu搜zhāng章zhāi摘jù句plagiarize by copying passages
- sōu搜zhāng章tī擿jù句meticulously search and extract text fragments
- sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠rack one's brains for inspiration
- sōu搜suǒ索shèn肾wèi胃rack brains for literary composition
- sōu搜cháng肠guā刮dù肚rack brains for ideas
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What does 搜奇抉怪 mean?
搜奇抉怪 (sōu qí jué guài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek out the unusual and select the strange”.
How do you pronounce 搜奇抉怪?
搜奇抉怪 is pronounced sōu qí jué guài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 搜奇抉怪 literally mean?
Literally, 搜奇抉怪 means “Search for wonders and select oddities”. It is used to mean “to seek out the unusual and select the strange”.
What is the Chinese definition of 搜奇抉怪?
搜：搜索。抉：抉择，挑选。奇、怪：奇异的，罕见的。搜索新奇的，挑选罕见的。多指诗文刻意求新求奇。亦作“搜奇检怪”。