Chinese word

离谱

Pronunciation

Pinyinlí pǔ

Meaning

  • adjectiveridiculous

Example

这件事也太离谱了。zhè jiàn shì yě tài lí pǔ le

This is absolutely ridiculous.

Illustration for 离谱 (ridiculous)

More examples

这个价格太离谱，谁会买？zhè ge jià gé tài lí pǔ shuí huì mǎi

This price is really ridiculous; who would buy it?

Core concept

Something pushed beyond a shared sense of what makes sense, leaving it difficult to accept.

Common phrases

  • 真是离谱了zhēn shì lí pǔ le

    really ridiculous

  • 有点离谱yóu diǎn lí pǔ

    a bit ridiculous

Similar words

过分guò fèn: Excessive in degree, demands, or behavior and therefore unacceptable.
无理wú lǐ: Unreasonable because it lacks a workable or acceptable basis.
不合理bù hé lǐ: Inconsistent with logic or sound reasoning, making it hard to accept.
荒唐huāng táng: Absurdly detached from common sense in words, actions, or events.

Definition in Chinese

超出常理或普遍接受的范围，言行或事情过分到让人感到惊讶或难以接受，常用于口语评价。chāo chū cháng lǐ huò pǔ biàn jiē shòu de fàn wéi yán xíng huò shì qíng guò fèn dào ràng rén gǎn dào jīng yà huò nán yǐ jiē shòu cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ píng jià

Word origin

离 (lí, "to depart") + 谱 (pǔ, "a score or pattern") builds the image of leaving an expected pattern, which explains the word's judgment of something as wildly out of bounds.

Usage tips

  • Its force comes from the speaker's reaction, so the same event can receive this comment even when no objective rule has been broken.

Other meanings

  • unbelievableadjective
  • unreasonableadjective

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