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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「出於意表」, with details below.

We’re presenting the idiom 「出於意表」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Refers to something beyond people’s expectations.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chū yú yì biǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheut1 yu1 yi3 biu2

The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.