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匪夷所思
Mandarin · pinyin fěi yí suǒ sī
Meanings
- unimaginable
- outrageous
- freakish
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3–2–3–1 · fei3 yi2 suo3 si1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fei2 ji4 so2 si1
Cantonese word readings for 匪夷所思. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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phrase
- (idiomatic) not what an ordinary person can imagine; unimaginable; unusual; fantastic
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