不像话 (bù xiàng huà) — outrageous; unreasonable; shocking (used to criticize unacceptable behavior or speech)
Definition
A spoken, emotional ‘outrageous / shocking!’ — used to scold someone’s behavior or words, stronger than 无理 (‘unreasonable’) and more everyday than 离谱儿. Often followed by 了 or 吧.
adjective
outrageousunreasonableshocking (used to criticize unacceptable behavior or speech)
Examples
- ，不像话。Tā jū rán zài tú shū guǎn dà shēng dǎ diàn huà, zhēn shì tài bù xiàng huà le.He actually made a loud phone call in the library — that's really outrageous.
- 不像话。Zhè zhǒng làng fèi shí wù de xíng wéi jiǎn zhí bù xiàng huà.This kind of food-wasting behavior is simply outrageous.
- 不像话？Nǐ zhè yàng shuō yě tài bù xiàng huà le ba?Isn't it outrageous for you to say that?
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