千奇百怪 (qiān qí bǎi guài) — all kinds of strange and bizarre things; a great variety of weird phenomena
Definition
An idiom meaning 'all kinds of strange and bizarre things' — a vivid, four-character set phrase used to describe a great variety of weird phenomena. As a chengyu-style modifier, it typically appears before a noun (的 + noun).
idiom
all kinds of strange and bizarre thingsa great variety of weird phenomena
Examples
- 千奇百怪。Hǎi dǐ shì jiè yǒu qiān qí bǎi guài de shēng wù.The underwater world has all kinds of strange creatures.
- 千奇百怪。Zhǎn lǎn huì shàng zhǎn chū le qiān qí bǎi guài de shí tou.The exhibition displayed all sorts of bizarre stones.
- 千奇百怪。Hái zi men xǐ huan tīng qiān qí bǎi guài de gù shi.Children love to hear all kinds of strange stories.
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