出人意料

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	man; person; people	to anticipate; to expect
simp. and trad. (出人意料)		出	人	意料

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūrényìliào

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ jan⁴ ji³ liu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūrényìliào
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: churenyihliaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceot¹ jan⁴ ji³ liu⁶
  - Yale: chēut yàhn yi liuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ jan⁴ ji³ liu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ yen⁴ yi³ liu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː³³ liːu̯²²/

Idiom

出人意料

to exceed people's expectations, or be unexpected

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