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怪不得

guài bu de

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

guài bu de · gwaai3 bat1 dak1 (Jyutping)

no wonder!
so that's why!

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

怪

Meaning: strange, unusual, peculiar
Radical: 忄
Strokes: 8
Components: ⿰忄圣
Cangjie: PEG
Four-corner: 9701.4

不

Meaning: no, not; un-; negative prefix
Radical: 一
Strokes: 4
Components: ⿱一？
Cangjie: MF
Four-corner: 1090.0

得

Meaning: obtain, get, gain, acquire
Radical: 彳
Strokes: 11
Components: ⿰彳⿱旦寸
Cangjie: HOAMI
Four-corner: 2624.1

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