不按牌理出牌

Chinese

not; no
 
to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of
 
cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 to play a card; to make a move; to take action
simp. and trad.
(不按牌理出牌)		 不 按 牌 理 出牌
Literally: “to not layout one's (Mahjong) pieces according to the logic of the (game) pieces”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bù àn páilǐ chūpái
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄢˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄆㄞˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: bù àn páilǐ chūpái [Phonetic: bú àn páilǐ chūpái]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄢˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄆㄞˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4 ann pairlii chupair
      • IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀa̠n⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

不按牌理出牌

  1. to think outside the box; to do things in an unconventional way
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