kì quái

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• kỳ quái

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇怪.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ kwaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ kwaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ waːj˦˥]

Adjective

kì quái

1. bizarre, weird