咄咄怪事

duōduō-guàishì

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Meanings

HSK 3

这种咄咄怪事，我还是头一次见。

Zhèzhǒng duōduō-guàishì, wǒ háishì tóu yí cì jiàn.

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

HSK 7-9

偷东西的贼反过来告主人，真是咄咄怪事！

Tōu dōngxi de zéi fǎnguòlái gào zhǔrén, zhēnshì duōduō-guàishì!

The thief sued the victim - what a bizarre affair!

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