"怪力亂神" meaning in Chinese

See 怪力亂神 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʷaːi̯³³ lɪk̚² lyːn²² sɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² luan³³⁻²¹ sin²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² luan³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/, /kʷaːi̯³³ lɪk̚² lyːn²² sɐn²¹/, /kuai²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² luan³³⁻²¹ sin²³/, /kuai¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² luan³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: guàilìluànshén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gwaai³ lik⁶ lyun⁶ san⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], koài-le̍k-loān-sîn, guàilìluànshén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], guàilìluànshén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kuai⁴-li⁴-luan⁴-shên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gwài-lì-lwàn-shén [Mandarin, Yale], guaylihluannshern [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гуайлилуаньшэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], guajliluanʹšɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], gwaai lihk lyuhn sàhn [Cantonese, Yale], gwaai³ lik⁹ lyn⁶ san⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], guai³ lig⁶ lün⁶ sen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], koài-le̍k-loān-sîn [Hokkien, POJ], kuài-li̍k-luān-sîn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], koaelegloaxnsiin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 怪力乱神
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·述而》)}} (《論語·述而》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 怪力亂神
  1. (dated, literal) monstrousness, violence, rebellion and supernaturalism Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-怪力亂神-zh-phrase-dKU0ccHd Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 51 49 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (figurative) superstition Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-怪力亂神-zh-phrase-S4cjIzab Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese chengyu derived from the Analects Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 51 49 Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu derived from the Analects: 43 57
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