剌 (là) — (formal, adjective) perverse; unreasonable; absurd
Definition
Bound written/literary form (乖剌 guāilà) meaning 'perverse, unreasonable'. It appears after another character, never alone, and is strongly formal — far rarer than 奇怪 or 古怪 in speech.
bound form
(formal, adjective) perverseunreasonableabsurd
Examples
- 剌，。Tā de xiǎng fǎ guāi là, hěn shǎo yǒu rén néng lǐ jiě.His ideas are so perverse that few people can understand them.
- 剌，。Tā de xíng wéi guāi là, lìng rén nán yǐ lǐ jiě.His behavior is perverse and hard to understand.
- 剌，。Tā de xíng wéi guāi là, lìng rén fǎn gǎn.His perverse behavior is off-putting.
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