光怪陆离 (guāng guài lù lí) — bizarre and colorful; grotesque and dazzling (of lights, scenes, or artistic works)
Definition
Idiom describing strange, flashy, kaleidoscopic sights or artistic works — vivid and often dazzlingly weird. Used in written Chinese, typically for lights, scenery, or imaginative creations.
idiom
bizarre and colorfulgrotesque and dazzling (of lights, scenes, or artistic works)
Examples
- 光怪陆离，。Yè shàng hǎi de dēng guāng guāng guài lù lí, ràng rén gǎn dào fēi cháng shén qí.The lights of Shanghai at night are bizarre and colorful, making people feel very magical.
- 光怪陆离，。Dà zì rán zhōng nà xiē guāng guài lù lí de jǐng xiàng, ràng rén gǎn dào fēi cháng jīng qí.Those bizarre and colorful scenes in nature make people feel very amazed.
- 光怪陆离，。Tā de huà zuò sè cǎi guāng guài lù lí, hěn yǒu xiǎng xiàng lì.His paintings have bizarre and colorful hues, full of imagination.
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