出乎意料 [－－－－]

Jyutping ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6
Pinyin chū hū yì liào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    期望​之外​嘅​，​同​期望​嘅​有​唔​同
    beyond somebody's expectations; unexpectedly
    • 佢出乎意料地冇俾上屆冠軍打敗，仲以大比數贏咗添。
      佢出乎意料地冇俾上届冠军打败，仲以大比数赢咗添。
      keoi5 ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 dei6 mou5 bei2 soeng6 gaai3 gun3 gwan1 daa2 baai6, zung6 ji5 daai6 bei2 sou3 jeng4 zo2 tim1.
      Unexpectedly he did not get defeated by the champion last year. He even won by a wide margin.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    unexpected; unpredicted
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的歌声出乎意料之外地好听。
    他的歌聲出乎意料之外地好聽。
    tā de gē shēng chū hū yì liào zhī wài dì hǎo tīng 。
    • To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.
    • His singing was surprisingly melodic.
  2. Mandarin
    这出乎意料地容易。
    這出乎意料地容易。
    zhè chū hū yì liào dì róng yì 。
    • It was amazingly easy.
  3. Mandarin
    让我出乎意料的是，他居然很会唱歌。
    讓我出乎意料的是，他居然很會唱歌。
    ràng wǒ chū hū yì liào de shì ， tā jū rán hěn huì chàng gē 。
    • To my surprise, he was good at singing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢出乎意料地冇俾上届冠军打败，仲以大比数赢咗添。
    佢出乎意料地冇俾上屆冠軍打敗，仲以大比數贏咗添。
    keoi5 ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 dei6 mou5 bei2 soeng6 gaai3 gun3 gwan1 daa2 baai6, zung6 ji5 daai6 bei2 sou3 jeng4 zo2 tim1.
    • Unexpectedly he did not get defeated by the champion last year. He even won by a wide margin.
  2. Cantonese
    出乎意料
    出乎意料
    ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6
    • to exceed one's expectation
    • unexpectedly