意料之外

yì liào zhī wài

Dictionary entry

(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected

What does 意料之外 mean?

意料之外 (yì liào zhī wài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected

Character breakdown

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意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 料liàomaterial · stuff 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 外wàioutside · in addition

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意料之外

yì liào zhī wài

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