Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'not what ordinary people can imagine' — it describes something so strange, extraordinary, or absurd that it defies normal comprehension. The literal components are 'not' (匪), 'ordinary' (夷), 'what' (所), 'think' (思), but the modern usage covers both positive astonishment ('unbelievably clever/impressive') and negative shock ('bizarre, outrageous').
f.e.
unimaginableextraordinarybeyond what is normally conceivableunbelievably strange or queerbaffling
Examples
- 匪夷所思，。Tā de xiǎngfǎ zhēn shì fěi yí suǒ sāi, méi rén néng lǐjiě.His ideas are truly unimaginable — nobody can understand them.
- 匪夷所思，。Zhège gùshi qíngjié fěi yí suǒ sāi, què fēicháng xīyǐn rén.The plot of this story is bizarre, yet very captivating.
- 匪夷所思，。Zhè zhǒng shèjì kànsì fěi yí suǒ sāi, dàn xiàoguǒ chūqí de hǎo.This kind of design may seem extraordinary, but the effect is surprisingly good.
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