出人意外

chū rén yì wài

Dictionary entry

turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

What does 出人意外 mean?

出人意外 (chū rén yì wài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

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出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 外wàioutside · in addition

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出人意外

chū rén yì wài

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