出人意表 — “To be beyond people's expectations”
出人意表 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be beyond people's expectations”. To be unexpected or surprising. Literally, “To go out of people's expectations”.
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出人意表 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 出chū
- 人rén
- 意yì
- 表biǎo
出人意表 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 出人意表
他的最新作品在风格上有所突破，细节处理出人意表，赢得了广泛赞誉。
His latest work achieved a breakthrough in style, with unexpected details, earning widespread acclaim.
Origin and Story of 出人意表
During the Southern Chen Dynasty, Yuan Xian was intelligent and very fond of learning from a young age.
At the age of 14, he was summoned to serve as Guozijian Zhengyansheng (an official in the imperial academy) and became a frank and outspoken minister to Emperor Chen Shubao.
He often invited insightful scholars to his home for discussions, frequently proposing new and unexpected insights that were accurate and profound. This earned him people's trust, who believed he was not a slave to books, but rather their master.
Idioms Related to 出人意表
More idioms starting with 出
- chū出yī一tóu头dì地to distinguish oneself
- chū出chǒu丑yáng扬jí疾expose one's disgraceful conduct publicly
- chū出chǒu丑fàng放guāi乖make a fool of oneself
- chū出shì世lí离qún群withdraw from society
- chū出shì世chāo超fán凡transcend the mundane and be extraordinary
- chū出hū乎qí其lèi类，，bá拔hū乎qí其cuì萃to be outstanding among one's peers
- chū出hū乎fǎn反hū乎go back on one's word
- chū出hū乎yì意liào料beyond all expectation
- chū出hū乎yì意biǎo表beyond expectation
- chū出hū乎yù预liào料beyond expectation
- chū出guāi乖nòng弄chǒu丑make a fool of oneself
Questions about 出人意表
- What does 出人意表 mean?
- 出人意表 (chū rén yì biǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be beyond people's expectations”.
- How do you pronounce 出人意表?
- 出人意表 is pronounced chū rén yì biǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 出人意表 literally mean?
- Literally, 出人意表 means “to go out of people's expectations”. It is used to mean “to be beyond people's expectations”.
- Where does 出人意表 come from?
- 出人意表 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 出人意表?
- 表：外。出乎人们意料之外。