詭異

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See also: 诡异

Chinese

		sly; crafty	different; unusual; strange
trad. (詭異)		詭	異
simp. (诡异)		诡	异

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǐyì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² ji⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khúi-ì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǐyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guěiyì
  - Wade–Giles: kuei³-i⁴
  - Yale: gwěi-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeiyih
  - Palladius: гуйи (guji)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² ji⁶
  - Yale: gwái yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ jiː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khúi-ì
  - Tâi-lô: khuí-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quyix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

Middle Chinese: kjweX yiH

Rime
Character	詭	異
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (14)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	過委切	羊吏切
Baxter	kjweX	yiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiuᴇ^X/	/jɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷᵚiɛ^X/	/jɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuɛ^X/	/ie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjwiə̆^X/	/jɨ^H/
Li Rong	/kjue^X/	/iə^H/
Wang Li	/kǐwe^X/	/jĭə^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kwie̯^X/	/i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guǐ	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwai²	ji⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*(r)ojʔ ɢ(r)ək-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*krolʔ lɯɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	詭	異
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	guǐ	yì
Middle Chinese	‹ kjwe^X ›	‹ yi^H ›
Old Chinese	/*(r)ojʔ/	/*ɢ(r)ək-s/
English	perverse	different
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be -t or -p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	詭	異
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12767	15102
Phonetic component	危	異
Rime group	歌	代
Rime subdivision	3	0
Corresponding MC rime	詭	異
Old Chinese	/*krolʔ/	/*lɯɡs/
Notes		金文異象雙手護住頭所頂物爲戴翼初文

Adjective

詭異

unusual; strange; mysterious; weird
- 聖人無屈奇之服，詭異之行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  圣人无屈奇之服，诡异之行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wenzi
  Shèngrén wú qūqí zhī fú, guǐyì zhī xíng.
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 現在，它早已死了，只是眼裡還閃著一絲詭異的光。 [MSC, trad.]
  现在，它早已死了，只是眼里还闪着一丝诡异的光。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: (Can we date this quote?), 巩高峰 (Gong Gaofeng), 《一种美味》
  Xiànzài, tā zǎoyǐ sǐ le, zhǐshì yǎn lǐ hái shǎnzhe yī sī guǐyì de guāng.
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary)
古怪 (gǔguài)
各樣／各样 (gèyàng) (Eastern Min; Southern Min)
各鱉／各鳖 (Xiamen Hokkien)
奇巧 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
奇幻 (qíhuàn)
奇怪 (qíguài)
奇異／奇异 (qíyì)
巧奇 (Xiamen Hokkien)
巧怪 (Xiamen Hokkien)
怪 (guài)
怪僻 (guàipì) (literary)
怪奇 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
怪死 (Hokkien)
怪異／怪异 (guàiyì)
日怪 (reh⁴ guai³) (Jin)
有空 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
稀奇 (xīqí)
趣怪 (Hakka)
蹊蹺／蹊跷 (qīqiāo)
離奇／离奇 (líqí)
龜怪／龟怪 (Hokkien)

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