benotnobody Posted October 13, 2004 at 10:20 AM Report Posted October 13, 2004 at 10:20 AM Does anyone know a Mandarin expression/chengyu that is equivalent to the English "out of the blue"? It's not in any of my dictionaries. Any help would be much appreciated. Quote
geraldc Posted October 13, 2004 at 10:34 AM Report Posted October 13, 2004 at 10:34 AM well I've just come across 出乎意料, which is translated by my dictionary as unexpectedly/to one's amazement, maybe that will work. Quote
HSC Posted October 13, 2004 at 01:43 PM Report Posted October 13, 2004 at 01:43 PM 突然地 But, I like 出乎意料 better as suggested by geraldc. Quote
benotnobody Posted October 14, 2004 at 06:12 AM Author Report Posted October 14, 2004 at 06:12 AM Thanks very much for the posts. Quote
Koneko Posted October 20, 2004 at 08:11 AM Report Posted October 20, 2004 at 08:11 AM There's another saying... 晴天霹雳 Quote
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