Source Word
きをてらう
Kanji
奇を衒う
Verb
Japanese Meaning
人目を引くために奇妙な行動や普通と違う言動をすること。 / わざと変わったことをして注目されようとする。 / 奇をてらう:風変わりな工夫や表現で目立とうとするさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
わざとふつうとちがうことをして、人のちゅういをひこうとする。
Chinese (Simplified)
标新立异以吸引注意 / 卖弄奇特、故作怪异 / 为博眼球而做出怪异举动
Sense(1)
to draw attention by doing strange things
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