Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Odd, strange, or bizarre: Describes something that is extremely unusual, peculiar, or unsettling in a way that defies normal expectations.
   • Monstrous or grotesque: Can describe something that is not only strange but also morally repugnant, shocking, or unnatural.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đừng phao cái tin quái gở ấy. (Don't circulate such an odd/strange rumour.)
  • Anh ta có những ý tưởng quái gở. (He has monstrous/bizarre ideas.)
  • Căn nhà ấy trông thật quái gở. (That house looks truly grotesque.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to describe abstract concepts like rumours, ideas, or feelings, but can also describe physical appearances or events.
• Carries a stronger, more negative connotation than simply "lạ" (strange). It implies something is disturbingly abnormal.

Variants and Related Words

• Quái dị (adj): Weird, freakish, abnormal. Often used interchangeably with "quái gở" but can sometimes imply a more physical abnormality.
  • Hiện tượng quái dị. (A freakish phenomenon.)
• Kỳ quái (adj): Peculiar, odd, queer. Slightly less intense than "quái gở."
  • Âm thanh kỳ quái. (A peculiar sound.)

Synonyms

• Strange: Unusual or surprising.
• Bizarre: Very strange or unusual.
• Grotesque: Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
• Monstrous: Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster; inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chuyện quái gở: A strange/bizarre story or affair.
  • Cả làng xôn xao vì chuyện quái gở đó. (The whole village is stirred up because of that bizarre affair.)
• Đồ quái gở: A strange/weird thing or person (used as a noun phrase, often derogatory).
  • Đừng đụng vào đồ quái gở đó! (Don't touch that weird thing!)

1. Odd, strange, unusual
   • Đừng phao cái tin quái gở ấy
     Don't circulate such an odd rumour