匪夷所思 (fěi yí suǒ sāi) — unimaginable; extraordinary; beyond what is normally conceivable; unbelievably strange or queer; baffling
Definition
A literary chengyu meaning 'bizarre beyond imagination' — used for ideas, events, or behavior so unusual they defy common sense. Stronger and more formal than everyday words like 奇怪.
idiom
unimaginableextraordinarybeyond what is normally conceivableunbelievably strange or queerbaffling
Examples
- 匪夷所思，。Tā de xiǎng fǎ zhēn shì fěi yí suǒ sāi, méi rén néng lǐ jiě.His ideas are truly unimaginable — nobody can understand them.
- 匪夷所思，。Zhè ge gù shi qíng jié fěi yí suǒ sāi, què fēi cháng xī yǐn rén.The plot of this story is bizarre, yet very captivating.
- 匪夷所思，。Zhè zhǒng shè jì kàn sì fěi yí suǒ sāi, dàn xiào guǒ chū qí dì hǎo.This kind of design may seem extraordinary, but the effect is surprisingly good.
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