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| Processed by: | richwarm (2024-05-06 00:15:25 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 75568 - submitted by 'cboss2' >> refs: + https://tw.hinative.com/questions/19037097#answer-44748727 + https://tw.hinative.com/questions/1456961 + https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/370711404.html + https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99-and-%E5%A5%87%E6%80%AA/answer/Tinker-Knight-1 (Not sure if Taiwan-only, but I've only ever heard 妙, usually 很妙, used to mean "baffling" or "strange", possibly Japanese influenced?) ----------------------------------------------- Editor: Your 1st reference is just somebody quoting MoE's definition of 奇妙 (viz. 神奇奧妙) and adding that it expresses a sense of amazement, wonder and awe: 說出這個詞的話，情緒通常是感到驚奇的、驚訝的（好的） Another dictionary has the same definition (神奇奧妙) and provides these examples of usage: 例 「世界真奇妙」、「奇妙的海底世界」。 https://www.moedict.tw/~%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99 I don't think "puzzling" and "baffling" are good words to convey this meaning. * * * The 4th reference says 奇妙 means "strange and unusual, but also means intriguing & smart." "strange" and "intriguing" are fine, but "puzzling" and "baffling" are off the mark, I think. It's not just *puzzling*, but *puzzling in a way that engenders a feeling of wonder or fascination*. * * * 莫名其妙 is another matter. One dictionary definition of it is 表示事情非常奇怪，難以讓人了解。 So it's puzzling *without* the sense of marvel. Note that they use 奇怪 here, not 奇妙. * * * In the following usage, it's true that "fantastic; wonderful" doesn't quite convey the full meaning of 奇妙, but in each case, there *is* an element of wonder. It's more like "strange and wonderful" than simply "puzzling". 但說起這段奇妙的轉折，在施哲三的人生歷程中，其實處處有跡可尋。 (this relates to a doctor who became an artist in his retirement) 近年來，花蓮總是列名全台灣財富縮水最嚴重的縣市之一，奇妙的是，它也是居民生活滿意度調查中，評價數一數二的市鎮， 人體內有一套奇妙的機制，可藉由一些抗氧化物質的生化作用，將自由基破壞、分解，最後加以代謝排除， |
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- 奇妙 奇妙 [qi2 miao4] /fantastic; wonderful/ # + 奇妙 奇妙 [qi2 miao4] /fantastic; wonderful/puzzling (see 莫名其妙[mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4])/ + 奇妙 奇妙 [[qi2miao4]] /wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange/ |