benotnobody Posted October 13, 2004 at 10:20 AM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraldc Posted October 13, 2004 at 10:34 AM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSC Posted October 13, 2004 at 01:43 PM Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 at 01:43 PM 突然地 But, I like 出乎意料 better as suggested by geraldc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benotnobody Posted October 14, 2004 at 06:12 AM Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 at 06:12 AM Thanks very much for the posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted October 20, 2004 at 08:11 AM Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 at 08:11 AM There's another saying... 晴天霹雳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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