Definition
没谱 is a colloquial verb-object compound (literally 'no score') meaning 'to have no idea, to be unsure' or 'to lack boundaries or a standard'. It's commonly used in northern spoken Mandarin to describe a person who is unreliable, unpredictable, or a situation that is unsettled or out of control. As a verb-object structure, it can be split with measure words like 个: 没个谱 (no standard at all).
v.o./s.v.
to have no ideato be unsureto lack boundaries or limitsto be excessive(colloquial, of a person) to be unreliableflaky
Examples
- 没谱。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ xīnli yě méi.I'm not sure about this matter either.
- 没谱，。Tā shuōhuà tài méi, bié tài dàngzhēn.He talks without any bounds — don't take him too seriously.
- ，。Tā zuòshì méi gè pǔ, zǒngshì ràng rén bú fàngxīn.He works without any standard, always making people uneasy.
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