奇談

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Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname
trad. (奇談)		奇	談
simp. (奇谈)		奇	谈
alternative forms		奇譚／奇谭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qítán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ taam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qítán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cítán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-tʻan²
  - Yale: chí-tán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyitarn
  - Palladius: цитань (citanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰän³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    奇談 / 奇谈
    棋壇 / 棋坛
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ taam⁴
  - Yale: kèih tàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ taam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ tam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ tʰaːm²¹/

Noun

奇談

strange tale or remark

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (奇談):

→ Japanese: 奇(き)談(だん) (kidan)
→ Korean: 기담(奇談) (gidam)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇	談
き Grade: S	だん Grade: 3

Noun

奇(き)談(だん) • (kidan)

strange story

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