出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn 偏 piān to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations syn 不期然而然 bù qī rán ér rán happen unexpectedly / turn out contrary to one's expectations 期望 qī wàng to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope syn 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 意料 yì liào to anticipate / to expect / expectations syn 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 奢望 shē wàng an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations 不争气 不爭氣 bù zhēng qì to be disappointing / to fail to live up to expectations 落差 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events syn 厚望 hòu wàng great hopes / great expectations 兴冲冲 興沖沖 xìng chōng chōng full of joy and expectations / animatedly syn 期望值 qī wàng zhí expectations / (math) expected value 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 加码 加碼 jiā mǎ to ratchet up / to raise (expectations etc) / to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc) / to up the ante / (computing) to encode syn 不负众望 不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng to live up to expectations (idiom) syn 时宜 時宜 shí yí contemporary expectations 恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn 众望 眾望 zhòng wàng people's expectations syn 吹冷风 吹冷風 chuī lěng fēng to blow cold / damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words syn 亏 虧 kuī to lose (money) / to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily / fortunately / thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) syn 人穷志短 人窮志短 rén qióng zhì duǎn poor and with low expectations / poverty stunts ambition 出人意表 chū rén yì biǎo to exceed all expectations / to come as a surprise 倒插门 倒插門 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations) syn 奢盼 shē pàn an extravagant hope / to have unrealistic expectations 盼星星盼月亮 pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations 重望 zhòng wàng renowned / prestigious / great hopes / expectations 人意 rén yì people's expectations 不孚众望 不孚眾望 bù fú zhòng wàng not living up to expectations (idiom) / failing to inspire confidence among people / unpopular 抱持 bào chí to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing) 形婚 xíng hūn sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻[xing2 shi4 hun1 yin1]) 同妻 tóng qī (neologism c. 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay) 眼高 yǎn gāo haughty / contemptuous / to have high expectations 反而 fǎn ér on the contrary / instead syn 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you syn 相反 xiāng fǎn opposite / contrary syn 违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against / to be contrary to / to violate syn 反倒 fǎn dào but on the contrary / but expectedly syn 意料之外 yì liào zhī wài (idiom) contrary to expectation / unexpected syn 事与愿违 事與願違 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) syn 逆风 逆風 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind syn 相背 xiāng bèi contrary / opposite 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 悖逆 bèi nì contrary 倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet syn 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 逆 nì contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel syn 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal syn 捂 wǔ to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / contrary / to contradict syn 拗 ào (bound form) intractable / contrary / disobedient syn 拗 niù stubborn / perverse / contrary syn 戗 戧 qiāng contrary / pushing against / bump / knock / used as equivalent for 搶|抢[qiang1] syn 蘁 wù to disobey / contrary / against / to go against / to violate / obscure character, possibly variant of 惡|恶[e4] 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom) 彆 biè contrary / difficult / awkward 佷 hěn to act contrary to 乖忤 guāi wǔ stubborn / contrary / disobedient 乖迕 guāi wǔ stubborn / contrary / disobedient 偏宕 piān dàng extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc) 却倒 卻倒 què dào but on the contrary / but unexpectedly 相反证据 相反證據 evidence to the contrary 跑票 pǎo piào to vote against the party line / to vote contrary to one's promise 一反往常 yī fǎn wǎng cháng contrary to usual / unlike what usually happens 拂逆 fú nì to go against / to do sth contrary to (sb's wishes) 一反往常 yī fǎn - wǎng cháng (idiom) contrary to what usually happens 拧巴 擰巴 nǐng ba (dialect) awkward / uncomfortable / (dialect) obstinate / contrary / argumentative 相悖 xiāng bèi contrary / opposite / to run counter to syn 与狐谋皮 與狐謀皮 yǔ hú - móu pí (idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 與虎謀皮|与虎谋皮[yu3hu3-mou2pi2]) 与虎谋皮 與虎謀皮 yǔ hǔ - móu pí lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom) / fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests syn 