离谱儿 (lí pǔ r) — outrageous, unreasonable, ridiculous (of behavior, statements, prices, etc.)
Definition
Colloquial "outrageous / ridiculous" — used to react to behavior, demands, or prices that are absurdly unreasonable. Stronger and more everyday than 无理 and 不像话, which target a person being unfair or unacceptable.
adjective
outrageousunreasonableridiculous (of behavior, statements, prices, etc.)
Examples
- 离谱儿，。Tā shuō de nà ge gù shi tài lí pǔ r le, méi rén xiāng xìn.The story he told was too outrageous — nobody believed it.
- 离谱儿，。Zhè zhǒng yāo qiú jiǎn zhí lí pǔ r, gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn.This kind of demand is simply ridiculous — completely impossible to fulfill.
- ，离谱儿！Nǐ jū rán huā yí wàn kuài mǎi yí jiàn yī fu, yě tài lí pǔ r le ba!You actually spent ten thousand yuan on one piece of clothing — that's way over the top!
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object
An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.
离 means leave and 谱儿 names the standard or tune, so the sense is straying from what is reasonable.
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