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Jyutping ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6
Pinyin shǐ liào wèi jí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. unforeseen
  3. to be surprised by the turn of events
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    unexpected