稱奇

称奇
chēngqí

to express one’s wonder

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 稱 chèn
  1. to fit; to match; to suit
  2. (coll.) to have; to possess
  3. Taiwan pr. chèng
=1 稱 chēng
  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise
=1 稱 chèng old variant of 秤 chèng
=2 奇 jī odd (number)
=2 奇 qí
  1. strange
  2. odd
  3. weird
  4. wonderful
  5. surprisingly
  6. unusually
=2 奇 ǎi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
  2. alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
=2 奇 yǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)
  2. alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)

Containing this entry

咄咄稱奇 duōduōchēngqí to cluck one's tongue in wonder
嘖嘖稱奇 zézéchēngqí
  1. to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
  2. to be astonished