1 to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
2 unreasonable remarks
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
1 lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
2 naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
礼多人不怪
lǐ duō rén bù guài
1 nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
2 courtesy costs nothing
兴妖作怪
xīng yāo zuò guài
1 lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
2 fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble
丑人多作怪
chǒu rén duō zuò guài
1 ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)
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