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奇文共赏

qí wén gòng shǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom) / universally praised (original meaning) / incomprehensible nonsense / preposterous bullshit
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

奇文共賞 奇文共赏 [qi2 wen2 gong4 shang3] /lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)/incomprehensible nonsense/preposterous bullshit/

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Other forms in these source records: 奇文共賞

  • 奇
    jī

    odd (number)

    qí

    strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 共
    gòng

    common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gòng chǎn dǎng], Communist party

  • 赏
    shǎng

    to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)

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