咄咄怪事

duōduōguàishì

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Meanings

Tōu dōngxi de zéi fǎn guòlái gào zhǔrén, zhēn shì duō duō guài shì!

The thief sued the victim — what a bizarre affair!

Zhè zhǒng duō duō guài shì, wǒ hái shì tóu yí cì jiàn.

This kind of strange business — it's my first time seeing it.

history

From 《世说新语·黜免》: after being dismissed, Yin Hao spent his days writing 咄咄怪事 (bizarre!) in the air — a stock anecdote for frustrated bafflement.

咄 duō

怪 guài

事 shì