怪模怪樣

Chinese

		queer; to blame	imitate; model; norm imitate; model; norm; pattern	queer; to blame	manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
trad. (怪模怪樣)		怪	模	怪	樣
simp. (怪模怪样)		怪	模	怪	样
Built on 怪 (guài) and 模樣／模样 (múyàng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàimúguàiyàng, guàimóguàiyàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˋ, ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàimúguàiyàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàimúguàiyàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuai⁴-mu²-kuai⁴-yang⁴
    • Yale: gwài-mú-gwài-yàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaymuguayyanq
    • Palladius: гуаймугуайян (guajmuguajjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ mu³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàimóguàiyàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàimóguàiyàng
    • Wade–Giles: kuai⁴-mo²-kuai⁴-yang⁴
    • Yale: gwài-mwó-gwài-yàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaymoguayyanq
    • Palladius: гуаймогуайян (guajmoguajjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

怪模怪樣

1. grotesque; outlandish; strange-looking