才怪
cái guài
Pinyin

Definition

才怪
 - 
cái guài
  1. it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

才
cái
  1. 1 ability
  2. 2 talent
  3. 3 sb of a certain type
  4. 4 a capable individual
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 only then
  7. 7 just now
人才
rén cái
  1. 1 talent
  2. 2 talented person
  3. 3 looks
  4. 4 attractive looks
刚才
gāng cái
  1. 1 just now
  2. 2 a moment ago
天才
tiān cái
  1. 1 talent
  2. 2 gift
  3. 3 genius
  4. 4 talented
  5. 5 gifted
奇怪
qí guài
  1. 1 strange
  2. 2 odd
  3. 3 to marvel
  4. 4 to be baffled
妖怪
yāo guài
  1. 1 monster
  2. 2 devil
怪
guài
  1. 1 bewildering
  2. 2 odd
  3. 3 strange
  4. 4 uncanny
  5. 5 devil
  6. 6 monster
  7. 7 to wonder at
  8. 8 to blame
  9. 9 quite
  10. 10 rather
怪不得
guài bu de
  1. 1 no wonder!
  2. 2 so that's why!
怪人
guài rén
  1. 1 strange person
  2. 2 eccentric
怪物
guài wu
  1. 1 monster
  2. 2 freak
  3. 3 eccentric person
怪兽
guài shòu
  1. 1 rare animal
  2. 2 mythical animal
  3. 3 monster
爱才
ài cái
  1. 1 to admire talented people
  2. 2 to value talent
才子
cái zǐ
  1. 1 gifted scholar
难怪
nán guài
  1. 1 (it's) no wonder (that...)
  2. 2 (it's) not surprising (that)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人尽其才
rén jìn qí cái
  1. 1 employ one's talent to the fullest
  2. 2 everyone gives of their best
休怪
xiū guài
  1. 1 don't blame (sb)
作怪
zuò guài
  1. 1 (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
  2. 2 to act up
  3. 3 to act behind the scenes
  4. 4 to make mischief
  5. 5 odd
  6. 6 to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
偏才
piān cái
  1. 1 talent in a particular area
光怪陆离
guāng guài lù lí
  1. 1 monstrous and multicolored
  2. 2 grotesque and variegated

Idioms (20)

不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人才济济
rén cái jǐ jǐ
  1. 1 a galaxy of talent (idiom)
  2. 2 a great number of competent people
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
  1. 1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
  2. 2 those whom the Gods love die young
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
  1. 1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable remarks
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  1. 1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
  1. 1 lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
  2. 2 naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
  1. 1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
  1. 1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
  2. 2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
怀才不遇
huái cái bù yù
  1. 1 to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an unrecognized talent
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
才子佳人
cái zǐ jiā rén
  1. 1 gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
才气过人
cái qì guò rén
  1. 1 an outstanding talent (idiom)
  2. 2 surpassing insight and acumen
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
  1. 1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
才华出众
cái huá chū zhòng
  1. 1 outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

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