lạ kì

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Strange; peculiar; odd: Describes something that is unusual, unexpected, or difficult to understand, often provoking curiosity or surprise.
   • Extraordinary; remarkable: Describes something that is very unusual or impressive in a way that exceeds the ordinary.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chuyện đó thật lạ kì. (That story is truly strange.)
  • Cô ấy có một tài năng lạ kì. (She has a remarkable talent.)
  • Thời tiết hôm nay lạ kì quá. (The weather today is so peculiar.)

Advanced Usage

• Can be used to emphasize the degree of strangeness or extraordinariness, similar to "incredibly strange" or "phenomenally odd."
  • Sự trùng hợp lạ kì khiến mọi người sửng sốt. (The extraordinary coincidence left everyone astonished.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lạ (adj): strange, unfamiliar. A more common and slightly less intense synonym.
  • Âm thanh này nghe thật lạ. (This sound sounds very strange.)
• Kì lạ (adj): This is an inverted form with the same meaning as "lạ kì."
  • Đó là một hiện tượng kì lạ. (That is a strange phenomenon.)

Synonyms

• Strange: Unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand.
• Peculiar: Strange or odd; unusual.
• Extraordinary: Very unusual or remarkable.
• Bizarre: Very strange or unusual.

Related Idioms

• While "lạ kì" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases to characterize situations or objects.
  • Chuyện lạ kì đời (A strange story of life): Refers to an inexplicable or bizarre life event.