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匪夷所思

fěi yí suǒ sīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
unimaginable / outrageous / freakish
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-848322a66a716f0e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

匪夷所思 匪夷所思 [fei3 yi2 suo3 si1] /unimaginable/outrageous/freakish/

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Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 匪
    fěi

    bandit / (literary) not

  • 夷
    yí

    non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze

  • 所
    suǒ

    actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 思
    sī

    to think / to consider

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.