見怪

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	queer; to blame
trad. (見怪)		見	怪
simp. (见怪)		见	怪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànguài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ gwaai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kien-koai / kian-koai
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiàn-koài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànguài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànguài
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-kuai⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-gwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannguay
    • Palladius: цзяньгуай (czjanʹguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ gwaai³
    • Yale: gin gwaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ gwaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ guai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ kʷaːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien-koai
    • Hakka Romanization System: gien guai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ guai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵ ku̯ai̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-koai
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian guai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ guai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ ku̯ai̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-koài
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-kuài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiernkoaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kuai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kuai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kuai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kuai²¹/

Verb

見怪

1. (literary) to see something strange
2. to take offence (at the speaker's behaviour) and reproach; to mind and criticize

   • 愚直之言，幸勿見怪！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     愚直之言，幸勿见怪！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Yú zhí zhī yán, xìng wù jiànguài! [Pinyin]

     I mean no offence with my plain but honest words.

Derived terms

• 不見怪／不见怪
• 見怪不怪／见怪不怪 (jiànguàibùguài)