Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 怪

bewildering
odd
strange
uncanny
devil
monster
to wonder at
to blame
quite
rather

variant of 怪 (guài)

ridiculous talk
preposterous remark

strange
odd
to marvel
to be baffled

supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)

(slang) (Tw) loony
freak

monster
devil

to write about mysterious or supernatural things

monstrous
strange
strange phenomenon

strange odor

grotesque

demons and ghosts
ghouls and bogies

strange
mystic

don't blame (sb)

hobgoblin
bogey
phantom

a goblin
a spirit

strange phenomenon

(dialect) strange

astonished

No wonder!
not surprising

(of a ghost) to make strange things happen
to act up
to act behind the scenes
to make mischief
odd
to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)

monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)

to blame
to rebuke

weird (temperament)

to marvel

odd
unusual
I can't believe that ...

to blame

(it's) no wonder (that...)
(it's) not surprising (that)

to do sth wacky
wacky
wacky behavior

rare animal
mythical animal
monster

to mind
to take offense

strange
curious
surprising

odd expression
funny looks
queer face
to grimace
to give sb funny looks
to pull faces

freak
abnormal embryo
fetus with deformity

vicious circle
(abnormal) phenomenon

to blame sb wrongly

strange thing
curious occurrence

(Tw) excavator
backhoe

faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology

grotesque visage
grimace

no wonder!

strange
weird
eccentric
bizarre

freak
weird

eccentricity
peculiarity
strange hobby

spirits and devils (usually harmful)
demon

monster
freak
eccentric person

to blame
to rebuke

see 乖戾 (guāilì)

eccentric
peculiar

strange person
eccentric

eccentric genius; quirky genius

it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)

ugly person

queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang)

no wonder (that...)

see 怪叔叔 (guàishūshu)

no wonder!
so that's why!

bigfoot

eccentric notion
strange whim

huāngguàibùjīng

absurd
unthinkable

jiànguàibùguài

to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)

shuōyěqíguài

strangely enough
oddly enough
strange to say

guāngguàilùlí

monstrous and multicolored
grotesque and variegated

Kǒudài Yāoguài

Pokémon (Japanese media franchise)

yǒuguàimòguài

please don't take offense; don't take it personally

Zhōnglóuguàirén

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果／维克多·雨果 ( Wéikèduō· Yǔguǒ)

bùzúwéiguài

not at all surprising (idiom)

guàimúguàiyàng

outlandish
strange-looking
grotesque

guàishēngguàiqì

strange voice
affected manner of speaking

dàjīngxiǎoguài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

duōduōguàishì

strange
absurd
paradoxical
extraordinary

yāomóguǐguài

demons and ghosts
ghouls and bogies

guàiqiāngguàidiào

strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing

crazy
bizarre
weird
fantastic
strange

qiānqíbǎiguài

fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)

Měnglóngguàikè

Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson

gǔlíngjīngguài

weird
bizarre

màitiánguàiquān

crop circle

quaint
odd and picturesque
weird and wonderful

xīngyāozuòguài

lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble

wǎngliǎngguǐguài

malevolent spirits

crazy
bizarre
weird
fantastic
strange

qíxíngguàizhuàng

fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped

zhìguàixiǎoshuō

tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)

guàidànbùjīng

uncanny
unbelievable
ridiculous
outrageous

Kēxué Guàirén

Frankenstein (novel)

qǐngbiéjiànguài

please don't be upset
no hard feelings
absit iniuria verbis
let injury by words be absent

guàilǐguàiqì

eccentric
odd-looking
peculiar

yīnyángguàiqì

eccentric
peculiar
mystifying

qítánguàilùn

strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
unreasonable remarks

shǎojiànduōguài

lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom)
fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldy

Nísīhúshuǐguài

尼斯湖水怪

[尼斯湖水怪]

Loch Ness Monster

chǒurénduōzuòguài

丑人多作怪

[醜人多作怪]

ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)

lǐduōrénbùguài

礼多人不怪

[禮多人不怪]

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
courtesy costs nothing

guàirén Aò'ěr· Yángkēwéiqí

怪人奥尔·扬科维奇

[怪人奧爾·揚科維奇]

"Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs

Ershí Nián Mùdǔzhī Guài Xiànzhuàng

二十年目睹之怪现状

[二十年目睹之怪現狀]

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人／吴趼人 ( Wú Jiǎnrén)