Chinese

出人意料

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɻən³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

to exceed people's expectations; to be unexpected; to be surprising

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這個詞彙由四個漢字組成。其中「出」字包含「止」（腳）與「凵」（張開嘴巴）這兩個組成部分，意指出去、離開或出場。「人」指的是人或人們。「意」代表意願、慾望或意圖。而「料」字則包含「米」（未脫殼的稻米）以及「斗」（古代中國用作酒器的斗或杯狀物）這兩個組成部分，意指預期、預測或預料。

透過這些字組成的結構，「出人意料」描述了某種情況超出了人們原本的意圖或預期。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

characterChinese出 “to go out; to leave; to exit”
- ideaChinese止 “foot”
- ideaChinese凵 “to open one's mouth”
characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
characterChinese意 “wish; desire; intention”
characterChinese料 “to anticipate; to predict; to foresee; to expect”
- ideaChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”
- ideaChinese斗 “a dipper or cup-like object, used in ancient China as a wine vessel”

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Origin

透過這些字組成的結構，「出人意料」描述了某種情況超出了人們原本的意圖或預期。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

Lineage

characterChinese出 “to go out; to leave; to exit”
- ideaChinese止 “foot”
- ideaChinese凵 “to open one's mouth”
characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
characterChinese意 “wish; desire; intention”
characterChinese料 “to anticipate; to predict; to foresee; to expect”
- ideaChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”
- ideaChinese斗 “a dipper or cup-like object, used in ancient China as a wine vessel”