eccentric; peculiar; strange
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
eccentric; odd; peculiar (in character, speech, or behavior)
Describes someone who behaves strangely, unpredictably, or speaks in a sarcastic, ambiguous, or passive-aggressive manner. Can also describe weather or situations that are odd, gloomy, or neither one thing nor another. Often carries a negative connotation implying artificiality or hidden criticism.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
yīn阴
yáng阳
guài怪
qì气
de的
，
méi没
fǎ法
gēn跟
tā他
dǎ打
jiāo交
dào道
。
He speaks in such an eccentric, passive-aggressive way that it's impossible to deal with him.
Tiān天
qì气
lǎo老
shì是
zhè这
yàng样
yīn阴
yáng阳
guài怪
qì气
de的
，
bù不
qíng晴
yě也
bù不
yǔ雨
。
The weather is always so gloomy and strange—neither sunny nor rainy.
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Nǐ你
bié别
yīn阴
yáng阳
guài怪
qì气
de的
，
yǒu有
huà话
zhí直
shuō说
。
Don't be so sarcastic and evasive; just say what you mean directly.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
yīn阴
yáng阳
guài怪
qì气
de地
píng评
lùn论
bié别
rén人
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
He always makes snide, peculiar comments about other people's work.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
yīn阴
yáng阳
guài怪
qì气
de的
，
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
bù不
dǒng懂
zuò作
zhě者
dào到
dǐ底
xiǎng想
biǎo表
dá达
shén什
me么
。
This article is written in such an odd, ambiguous tone that readers can't figure out what the author is trying to say.