guāng
guài

idiom
literary

Meaning of 光怪陆离

光怪陆离 means bizarre and multicolored; grotesque and variegated; kaleidoscopic. Pronounced guāng guài lù lí.

  • bizarre and multicolored; grotesque and variegated; kaleidoscopic

Definitions & Examples

shì
de
wǎn
 
hóng
shǎn
shuò
 
pài
guāng
guài
de
jǐng
xiàng
 

The city night, with its flashing neon lights, presents a kaleidoscopic scene.

Zhè
huàn
diàn
yǐng
gòu
jiàn
le
guāng
guài
de
xīng
shì
jiè
 

This sci-fi movie constructs a bizarre and colorful alien world.

Shè
huì
cháo
guāng
guài
 
ràng
rén
nán
 

Social trends are grotesque and variegated, making them hard to grasp.