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怪形怪状 — “Of strange and grotesque shapes and appearances”

怪形怪状 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of strange and grotesque shapes and appearances”. Odd-looking; bizarre in form. Literally, “strange shapes and grotesque forms”.

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怪形怪状 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怪形怪状 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 怪形怪状

这个博物馆里收藏了许多怪形怪状的雕塑,吸引了大量游客。
The museum houses many sculptures of strange and grotesque shapes, attracting a large number of visitors.

Idioms Related to 怪形怪状

More idioms starting with 怪

  • guài怪shì事duō咄duō咄utterly bizarre or inexplicable events
  • guài怪lì力luàn乱shén神the uncanny, brute force, rebellion, and spirits
  • guài怪shēng声guài怪qì气in a strange, odd, or affected voice or manner
  • guài怪mú模guài怪yàng样peculiar in appearance or manner
  • guài怪qiāng腔guài怪diào调peculiar manner of speaking
  • guài怪dàn诞bù不jīng经absurd, illogical, and preposterous
  • guài怪dàn诞guǐ诡qí奇bizarre, grotesque, and uncanny
  • guài怪lǐ里guài怪qì气peculiar, odd, or eccentric
  • guài怪yǔ雨máng盲fēng风fierce winds and torrential rains

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Questions about 怪形怪状

What does 怪形怪状 mean?

怪形怪状 (guài xíng guài zhuàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of strange and grotesque shapes and appearances”.

How do you pronounce 怪形怪状?

怪形怪状 is pronounced guài xíng guài zhuàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 怪形怪状 literally mean?

Literally, 怪形怪状 means “strange shapes and grotesque forms”. It is used to mean “of strange and grotesque shapes and appearances”.

What is the Chinese definition of 怪形怪状?

奇异古怪的形态、样子。

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