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

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• 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

1. singularly beautiful; strange and wonderful

Synonyms

• 俊 (jùn)
• 俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
• 俊秀 (jùnxiù)
• 俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
• 俏麗／俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
• 好看 (hǎokàn)
• 妖嬌／妖娇 (“iau-kiau”) (Hokkien)
• 妍美 (yánměi) (literary)
• 姣美 (jiāoměi) (formal, of a face or posture)
• 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)
• 清秀 (qīngxiù)
• 漂亮
• 秀媚 (xiùmèi)
• 秀美 (xiùměi)
• 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)
• 耐看 (nàikàn)
• 花花 (huāhuā) (literary)
• 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 spelling 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.