奇麗

See also: 奇丽

Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	beautiful; Korea
trad. (奇麗)		奇	麗
simp. (奇丽)		奇	丽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qílì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qílì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cílì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-li⁴
  - Yale: chí-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilih
  - Palladius: цили (cili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li⁵¹/

Adjective

奇麗

singularly beautiful; strange and wonderful

Synonyms

Synonyms of 奇麗

俊 (jùn)
俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
俊秀 (jùnxiù)
俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
好看 (hǎokàn)
妍美 (yánměi) (literary)
清秀 (qīngxiù)
漂亮 (piàoliang)
秀媚 (xiùmèi)
秀美 (xiùměi)
耐看 (nàikàn)
花花 (huāhuā) (literary)
俏麗／俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
妖嬌／妖娇 (“iau-kiau”) (Min Nan)
嬌豔／娇艳 (jiāoyàn) (delicate and charming)

嬌逸／娇逸 (jiāoyì) (literary, of a young male)
悅目／悦目 (yuèmù)
是樣／是样 (shìyàng) (colloquial)
標緻／标致 (biāozhì) (usually of a woman)
秀麗／秀丽 (xiùlì)
綺麗／绮丽 (qǐlì)
繁華／繁华 (fánhuá) (literary)
美觀／美观 (měiguān)
美麗／美丽 (měilì)
豔麗／艳丽 (yànlì)
邊式／边式 (biānshi) (regional, of dress, physique, etc.)
體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)
鮮亮／鲜亮 (xiānliàng) (dialectal)
鮮麗／鲜丽 (xiānlì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇	麗
き Grade: S	れい Grade: S
on’yomi	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 奇麗 – see the following entry.

【綺麗きれい】

[adjective] [from late 1300s] pretty, gorgeous, beautiful

[adjective] [from 1200s] clear, clean, pure

[adjective] [from early 1600s] clean, not dirty

[adjective] [from 1682] tidy, neat, everything put away

[adjective] [from 1711] fair, impartial, of clear conscience

Alternative spellings
奇麗, キレイ

(This term, 奇麗, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

This form is not as common, likely due to 奇(き) (ki)'s connotation of strange.

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