稀奇

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
simp. and trad. (稀奇)		稀	奇
variant forms		希奇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīqí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ kei⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hi-kî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xīqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄑㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    希奇
    稀奇
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: hei¹ kei⁴
  - Yale: hēi kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ kéi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    希奇
    稀奇
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-kî
  - Tâi-lô: hi-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'kii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/

Adjective

稀奇

unusual; extraordinary; strange

Synonyms

Synonyms of 稀奇

刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary)
古怪 (gǔguài)
奇幻 (qíhuàn)
奇怪 (qíguài)
奇異／奇异 (qíyì)
怪僻 (guàipì) (literary)
怪奇 (Min Nan)

怪死 (Min Nan)
怪異／怪异 (guàiyì)
有空 (yǒukòng) (Min Nan)
蹊蹺／蹊跷 (qīqiāo)
離奇／离奇 (líqí)
龜怪／龟怪 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí)

Related terms

稀罕 (xīhan)

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