"破天荒" meaning in Chinese

See 破天荒 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pʰɔː³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛn³³ hɔŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/, /pʰɔː³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/, /pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛn³³ hɔŋ³³/, /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/, /pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/, /pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: pòtiānhuāng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo], po³ tin¹ fong¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], phò-thian-hong, pòtiānhuāng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], pòtianhuang [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pʻo⁴-tʻien¹-huang¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], pwò-tyān-hwāng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], pohtianhuang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], потяньхуан [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], potjanʹxuan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], po tīn fōng [Cantonese, Yale], po³ tin¹ fong¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], po³ tin¹ fong¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], phò-thian-hong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], phò-thian-hong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], phoirtienhofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 破天荒
  1. unprecedented; unheard-of; for the first time Tags: idiomatic
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pwò-tyān-hwāng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pohtianhuang"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "потяньхуан"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "potjanʹxuan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "po tīn fōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "po³ tin¹ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "po³ tin¹ fong¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔː³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "phò-thian-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "phò-thian-hong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "phoirtienhofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛn³³ hɔŋ³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔː³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛn³³ hɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
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      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤ"
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      "zh-pron": "pohtianhuang"
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      "zh-pron": "потяньхуан"
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "po tīn fōng"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "po³ tin¹ fong¹"
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      "zh-pron": "po³ tin¹ fong¹"
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    {
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "phò-thian-hong"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "phò-thian-hong"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "phoirtienhofng"
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      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
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    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɔː³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiɛn³³ hɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/"
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