奇装异服

奇裝異服
qízhuāngyìfú
idiom #35,124

Meanings

  1. 1 bizarre clothing
  2. 2 outlandish dress
  3. 3 strange outfits

Examples

Tā zǒngshì chuānzhe qí zhuāng yì fú chūmén.
He always goes out in bizarre outfits.
Xuéxiào bù yǔnxǔ xuéshēng chuān qí zhuāng yì fú.
The school does not allow students to wear outlandish clothing.
Nàxiē qí zhuāng yì fú xīyǐn le suǒyǒu rén de mùguāng.
Those bizarre outfits drew everyone's attention.

Tips

register
Usually carries a mildly negative or disapproving tone — implies the clothing is not just unusual but inappropriate or attention-seeking.
history
Traces back to Qu Yuan's 《》 (Crossing the River), where the poet describes loving unusual attire. The modern idiom inherits the imagery but with a judgmental slant.

Stroke Order

zhuāng