"beyond the pale" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
邪僻 xié pì abnormal / improper / beyond the pale
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn
苍白 蒼白 cāng bái pale / wan syn
惨白 慘白 cǎn bái deathly pale syn
发白 發白 fā bái to turn pale / to lose color / to go white
失色 shī sè to lose color / to turn pale syn
脱色 脫色 tuō sè to lose color / to turn pale / to bleach / to fade syn
青白 qīng bái pale / pallor
小巫见大巫 小巫見大巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison syn
相形见绌 相形見絀 xiāng xíng jiàn chù to pale by comparison (idiom) syn
浅淡 淺淡 qiǎn dàn light (color) / pale / vague (feeling)
白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom) / young and inexperienced person without practical experience / still wet behind the ears syn
谈虎色变 談虎色變 tán hǔ sè biàn to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / to be scared at the mere mention of syn
苍黄 蒼黃 cāng huáng greenish yellow / sallow (pale or yellow complexion) / variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2] syn
大惊失色 大驚失色 dà jīng shī sè to turn pale with fright (idiom) syn
惊慌失色 驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè to go pale in panic (idiom)
苍白无力 蒼白無力 cāng bái wú lì pale and feeble / powerless
浅黄色 淺黃色 qiǎn huáng sè buff / pale yellow
暗淡蓝点 暗淡藍點 àn dàn lán diǎn pale
惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events / (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc / to turn deathly pale
苍白色 蒼白色 cāng bái sè pale / wan / sickly white
银红 銀紅 yín hóng pink / silvery red / pale rose color
鸭蛋青 鴨蛋青 yā dàn qīng pale blue syn
白腹鸫 白腹鶇 bái fù dōng (bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
竹啄木鸟 竹啄木鳥 zhú zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
紫林鸽 紫林鴿 zǐ lín gē (bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea)
沙色朱雀 shā sè zhū què (bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)
淡喉鹩鹛 淡喉鷯鶥 dàn hóu liáo méi (bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)
淡脚树莺 淡腳樹鶯 dàn jiǎo shù yīng (bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Hemitesia pallidipes)
淡色崖沙燕 dàn sè yá shā yàn (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
淡颏仙鹟 淡頦仙鶲 dàn kē xiān wēng (bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys)
灰脚柳莺 灰腳柳鶯 huī jiǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
纯蓝仙鹟 純藍仙鶲 chún lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
黑眉鸦雀 黑眉鴉雀 hēi méi yā què (bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Suthora atrosuperciliaris)
血晕 血暈 xiě yùn bruise / pale red
huàng (literary) (of the face) pale due to qi and blood deficiency
谈虎色变 談虎色變 tán hǔ - sè biàn lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it) syn
以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn
无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn
荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief / preposterous / absurd / intemperate / dissipated syn
天外 tiān wài beyond the earth / outer space
懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent syn
西域 xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
看透 kàn tòu to understand thoroughly / to see beyond the facade / to see through (sb) syn
绝伦 絕倫 jué lún outstanding / peerless / beyond compare syn
出乎意料 chū hū yì liào beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected syn
跨越式 kuà yuè shì breakthrough / going beyond / leap-forward / unusual new development
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) syn
开外 開外 kāi wài over and above (some amount) / beyond (budget) syn
荒诞 荒誕 huāng dàn beyond belief / incredible / preposterous / fantastic syn
面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition syn
喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events syn
大乘 dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
塞外 sài wài (old) territories beyond the Great Wall syn
焕然一新 煥然一新 huàn rán yī xīn to look completely new (idiom) / brand new / changed beyond recognition syn
由不得 yóu bù de cannot help / to be beyond control of
由不得 yóu bu de cannot help / to be beyond control of
不外 bù wài not beyond the scope of / nothing more than syn
无可救药 無可救藥 wú kě jiù yào lit. no antidote is possible (idiom) / incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption
不中用 bù zhōng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
不中用 bù zhòng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
越权 越權 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation
不可救药 不可救藥 bù kě jiù yào incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless syn
逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn
十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè wicked beyond redemption (idiom) / heinous syn
莫测高深 莫測高深 mò cè gāo shēn enigmatic / beyond one's depth / unfathomable syn
桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) syn
缠绵悱恻 纏綿悱惻 chán mián fěi cè (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom) / (of music, literature etc) poignant / very sentimental syn
病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom) / fig. beyond cure / the situation is hopeless syn
可望而不可及 kě wàng ér bù kě jí (idiom) in sight but beyond reach / unattainable / inaccessible syn
超龄 超齡 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike
安份 ān fèn not going beyond one's bounds / also written 安分[an1 fen4]
无路可逃 無路可逃 wú lù kě táo no way out / nowhere to go / trapped beyond hope of rescue / painted into a corner
zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn
鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn
越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom) / fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands syn
不可名状 不可名狀 bù kě míng zhuàng indescribable / beyond description syn
回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation / beyond recovery syn
一团漆黑 一團漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation syn
力所不及 lì suǒ bù jí beyond one's power (to do sth) syn
不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit syn
to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over syn
chēng stare at sth beyond reach
出乎预料 出乎預料 chū hū yù liào beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected
人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) syn
赶鸭子上架 趕鴨子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability
不胜其烦 不勝其煩 bù shèng qí fán to be pestered beyond endurance syn
不可胜言 不可勝言 bù kě shèng yán inexpressible (idiom) / beyond description
九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
力有未逮 lì yǒu wèi dài beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
不可估量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure syn
不像样 不像樣 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen / unpresentable / beyond recognition
超过限度 超過限度 chāo guò xiàn dù to exceed / to go beyond / to overstep the limit
善恶的彼岸 善惡的彼岸 shàn è de bǐ àn Beyond
出乎意外 chū hū yì wài beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected syn
出圈 chū quān to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base / to go mainstream
好事不出门,恶事传千里 好事不出門,惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
往事如风 往事如風 wǎng shì rú fēng the past is vanished like the wind / gone beyond recall
扶箕 fú jī planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave) / Ouija board
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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