稀奇

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīqí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ kei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hî-khì
Min Nan (POJ): hi-kî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sicí
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chʻi²
  - Yale: syī-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyi
  - Palladius: сици (sici)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    希奇
    稀奇
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei¹ kei⁴
  - Yale: hēi kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    希奇
    稀奇
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hî-khì
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi´ kiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi¹ ki²
  - Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴ kʰi¹¹/
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

古怪 (gǔguài)
奇巧 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
奇幻 (qíhuàn)
奇怪 (qíguài)
巧奇 (Xiamen Hokkien)
巧怪 (Xiamen Hokkien)
怪僻 (guàipì) (literary)
怪奇 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
怪死 (Min Nan)
日怪 (Jin)

有空 (Min Nan)
趣怪 (Hakka)
刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) (literary)
各鱉／各鳖 (Xiamen Hokkien)
奇異／奇异 (qíyì)
怪異／怪异 (guàiyì)
詭異／诡异 (guǐyì)
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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