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离谱 (lí pǔ) — outrageous; beyond reasonable limits; (colloquial) off; irregular; not normal

Definition

Colloquial adjective meaning 'outrageous, beyond reason' — used for prices, behavior, or statements that are absurdly off from the norm. Mostly spoken/internet tone; in formal writing prefer 过分 or 不合理.

adjective
outrageousbeyond reasonable limits(colloquial) offirregularnot normal

Examples

  • 离谱，。
    Zhè ge jià gé tài lí pǔ le, bǐ shì chǎng jià guì sān bèi.
    This price is outrageous — three times the market price.
  • 离谱。
    Tā shuō de nà xiē huà jiǎn zhí lí pǔ dé méi fǎ tīng.
    What he said was so absurd it was unbearable to listen to.
  • 离谱，。
    Nǐ zhè yàng zuò yǒu diǎn lí pǔ, dà jiā dōu bù gāo xìng le.
    Your behavior is a bit off — everyone is unhappy now.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

离líleave/deviate
谱pǔstandard/score

离 means leave/deviate and 谱 is a standard or score, so it is off the standard.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 離; 离 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
离lí離lí
Same sound today

The traditional form 離 pairs 隹, a bird, with the sound part 离; the simplified 离 is a shorthand. This form first wrote a black-naped oriole, and the sound was borrowed for 'leave'.

Open 离 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 譜; 谱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsound
Sound part声符shēngfú
普
普pǔ譜pǔ(r)
Same sound today

In the traditional form 譜, 言 relates to sound and 普 gives the pronunciation; this explanation is about 譜, not the simplified 谱.

Open 谱 →
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