Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「異想天開」.
Today, we explore the idiom 「異想天開」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Strange: strange; Tiankai: a metaphor for something that comes out of nowhere and does not exist at all. It means that the idea is very unrealistic and very strange.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yì xiǎng tiān kāi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi6 seung2 tin1 hoi1
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
