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刁钻古怪
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刁钻古怪 — “Cunning, peculiar, and eccentric in character or behavior”

刁钻古怪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cunning, peculiar, and eccentric in character or behavior”. Wily and odd. Literally, “Cunning and peculiar; wily and eccentric”.

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刁钻古怪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刁钻古怪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刁
diāo2cunning and tricky
钻
zuān10Drill, bore, burrow into
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry
怪
guài8strange, wonder, monster, blame

Example Sentence with 刁钻古怪

那个艺术家总是有些刁钻古怪的想法,创作出的作品也常常出人意料。
That artist always has some cunning and peculiar ideas, and the works he creates are often unexpected.

Idioms Related to 刁钻古怪

Synonyms of 刁钻古怪

  • guài怪lǐ里guài怪qì气peculiar, odd, or eccentric
  • xī稀qí奇gǔ古guài怪peculiar, bizarre, and unusual

Antonyms of 刁钻古怪

  • píng平yì易jìn近rén人approachable and amiable

More idioms starting with 刁

  • diāo刁shēng声làng浪qì气to speak in a sly and flirtatious manner
  • diāo刁tiān天jué决dì地to quarrel loudly and fiercely
  • diāo刁dǒu斗sēn森yán严Strictly guarded and heavily fortified
  • diāo刁huá滑jiān奸zhà诈cunning, sly, treacherous, and deceitful
  • diāo刁zuān钻cù促tāo搯cunning and mischievous
  • diāo刁zuān钻cù促xiá狭cunning and mischievous
  • diāo刁zuān钻kè刻bó薄cunning, malicious, and harsh
  • diāo刁fēng风nòng弄yuè月engage in a clandestine romantic affair

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Questions about 刁钻古怪

What does 刁钻古怪 mean?

刁钻古怪 (diāo zuān gǔ guài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cunning, peculiar, and eccentric in character or behavior”.

How do you pronounce 刁钻古怪?

刁钻古怪 is pronounced diāo zuān gǔ guài in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 刁钻古怪 literally mean?

Literally, 刁钻古怪 means “Cunning and peculiar; wily and eccentric”. It is used to mean “Cunning, peculiar, and eccentric in character or behavior”.

What is the Chinese definition of 刁钻古怪?

刁钻:狡诈;古怪:怪僻,不同寻常。形容为人行事狡猾怪僻,和别人不一样。

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