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翻空出奇
fān kōng chū qí
Pinyin
Definition
翻空出奇
-
fān kōng chū qí
to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
Character Decomposition
翻
釆
田
羽
空
穴
工
出
出
奇
大
一
亅
口
Related Words
(20)
付出
fù chū
1
to pay
2
to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
伸出
shēn chū
1
to extend
传奇
chuán qí
1
legendary
2
fantasy saga
3
romance
4
short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
出
chū
1
to go out
2
to come out
3
to occur
4
to produce
5
to go beyond
6
to rise
7
to put forth
8
to happen
9
(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
10
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来
chū lái
1
to come out
2
to appear
3
to arise
出去
chū qù
1
to go out
出现
chū xiàn
1
to appear
2
to arise
3
to emerge
4
to show up
出发
chū fā
1
to set off
2
to start (on a journey)
出门
chū mén
1
to go out
2
to leave home
3
to go on a journey
4
away from home
5
(of a woman) to get married
天空
tiān kōng
1
sky
奇怪
qí guài
1
strange
2
odd
3
to marvel
4
to be baffled
神奇
shén qí
1
magical
2
mystical
3
miraculous
空
kōng
1
empty
2
air
3
sky
4
in vain
空气
kōng qì
1
air
2
atmosphere
空间
kōng jiān
1
space
2
room
3
(fig.) scope
4
leeway
5
(astronomy) outer space
6
(physics, math.) space
翻
fān
1
to turn over
2
to flip over
3
to overturn
4
to rummage through
5
to translate
6
to decode
7
to double
8
to climb over or into
9
to cross
上空
shàng kōng
1
overhead
2
in the sky
作出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to come up with
3
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
4
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
5
to draw (conclusion)
6
to deliver (speech, judgment)
7
to devise (explanation)
8
to extract
做出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to issue
杰出
jié chū
1
outstanding
2
distinguished
3
remarkable
4
prominent
5
illustrious
Idioms
(20)
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
1
lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
2
to sing from the same hymn sheet
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
1
not at all surprising (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
1
to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
2
in a pitiful state
3
in a complete mess
4
to roll (with laughter)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
1
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
2
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
3
the place is deserted
4
the birds have flown
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
1
to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
1
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
1
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
1
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
1
unexpected (idiom)
2
surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1
to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2
to excel
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
1
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
1
to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
1
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
1
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
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