liè​qí

to seek novelty

  • created sense approved 猎奇/獵奇 · liè​qí · to seek novelty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猎奇 / 獵奇

    liè​qí

    to seek novelty

    to search for or hunt for something new, strange, or uncommon, often with a negative connotation of being morbidly curious or superficial

    猎, 奇

    猎 (literal) → 猎/獵 · liè · to seek 奇 (literal) → 奇 · qí · strange

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 猎奇/獵奇 · liè​qí · record of curiosities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猎奇 / 獵奇

    liè​qí

    record of curiosities

    a record or collection of things that are strange, uncommon, or exotic

    猎 (literal) → 猎/獵 · liè · to seek 奇 (literal) → 奇 · qí · strange

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense