(idiom) strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
trad. 怪腔怪調
Also written 怪腔怪調【guài qiāng guài diào】
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3怪
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odd; strange; uncanny, (bound form) monster; supernatural being, to find strange; to regard as odd, to blame, (coll.) somewhat; rather
- Pinyin
- guài
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1124 of 2500
腔
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(bound form) cavity, (bound form) speech; talk, tune, accent (in one's speech), (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
- Pinyin
- qiāng
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 3817 of 2500
调
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to transfer, to move (troops or cadres), to investigate, to enquire into, accent, view, argument, key (in music), mode (music), tune, tone, melody
- Pinyin
- diào
- Traditional
- 調
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5104 of 2500