1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2 entirely outside the norm
3 out of character
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
1 to completely ignore (idiom)
2 to pay no attention to
3 not to be in the least concerned about
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
1 human nature (idiom)
2 a behavior that is only natural
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
1 to tie the knot (idiom)
2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
2 intolerable behavior
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
2 sophistry
3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ
1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything