Where does “薄気味悪い” come from?

薄気味悪い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 薄 — Miscanthus sinensis a.k.a. Zebra Grass; light.

薄気味悪い (Japanese): weird, eerie, uncanny

Definitions

  1. weird, eerie, uncanny

Ancestry of “薄気味悪い”, step by step

薄気味悪い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseMiscanthus sinensis a.k.a. Zebra Grass; light

via Japanese 気味

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気味sensation, feeling
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