"天外飛來一筆" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tiānwài fēi lái yībǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tin¹ ngoi⁶ fei¹ loi⁴ jat¹ bat¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tiānwài fēi lái yībǐ [Phonetic:tiānwài fēi lái yìbǐ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tianwài fei lái yibǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻien¹-wai⁴ fei¹ lai² i¹-pi³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tyān-wài fēi lái yī-bǐ [Mandarin, Yale], tianway fei lai ibii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тяньвай фэй лай иби [Mandarin, Palladius], tjanʹvaj fɛj laj ibi [Mandarin, Palladius], tīn ngoih fēi lòih yāt bāt [Cantonese, Yale], tin¹ ngoi⁶ fei¹ loi⁴ jat⁷ bat⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tin¹ ngoi⁶ féi¹ loi⁴ yed¹ bed¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 天外飞来一笔
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 天外飛來一筆
  1. to insert a sentence into a place where it is completely unrelated to what came before or after it; to say or do something out of left field Tags: idiomatic
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          "ref": " 2006: anon, 高层主管的决定不实用怎么办 (What to do when a decision by senior management is not practical)",
          "roman": "Miànduì dàlǎobǎn tiānwàifēiláiyībǐ de juécè, cháng lìngrén wúsuǒshìcóng, jīcéng yuángōng gāi rúhé yìngbiàn?",
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      "zh-pron": "tiānwài fēi lái yībǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ngoi⁶ fei¹ loi⁴ jat¹ bat¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiānwài fēi lái yībǐ [Phonetic:tiānwài fēi lái yìbǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tianwài fei lái yibǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻien¹-wai⁴ fei¹ lai² i¹-pi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyān-wài fēi lái yī-bǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tianway fei lai ibii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тяньвай фэй лай иби"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tjanʹvaj fɛj laj ibi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "tīn ngoih fēi lòih yāt bāt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ngoi⁶ fei¹ loi⁴ jat⁷ bat⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ngoi⁶ féi¹ loi⁴ yed¹ bed¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: tiānwài fēi lái yìbǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "天外飛來一筆"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 來",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 外",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 筆",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 飛",
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          "ref": " 2006: anon, 高层主管的决定不实用怎么办 (What to do when a decision by senior management is not practical)",
          "roman": "Miànduì dàlǎobǎn tiānwàifēiláiyībǐ de juécè, cháng lìngrén wúsuǒshìcóng, jīcéng yuángōng gāi rúhé yìngbiàn?",
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            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2006: anon, 高层主管的决定不实用怎么办 (What to do when a decision by senior management is not practical)",
          "roman": "Miànduì dàlǎobǎn tiānwàifēiláiyībǐ de juécè, cháng lìngrén wúsuǒshìcóng, jīcéng yuángōng gāi rúhé yìngbiàn?",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "面对大老板天外飞来一笔的决策,常令人无所适从,基层员工该如何应变?",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiānwài fēi lái yībǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ngoi⁶ fei¹ loi⁴ jat¹ bat¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiānwài fēi lái yībǐ [Phonetic:tiānwài fēi lái yìbǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tianwài fei lái yibǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻien¹-wai⁴ fei¹ lai² i¹-pi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyān-wài fēi lái yī-bǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tianway fei lai ibii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тяньвай фэй лай иби"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tjanʹvaj fɛj laj ibi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīn ngoih fēi lòih yāt bāt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ngoi⁶ fei¹ loi⁴ jat⁷ bat⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin¹ ngoi⁶ féi¹ loi⁴ yed¹ bed¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: tiānwài fēi lái yìbǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "天外飛來一筆"
}

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