粵

離lei4譜pou2

simp离谱
lei4 pou2li2pu3lí pǔ

English

  1. inappropriate; improper; out of place
  2. (adjective) Way too much and unacceptable
  3. out of place; improper; unacceptable; outrageous; ridiculous; literally "off-key"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔符合社會規範或者其他人嘅期望

Examples

  • 你平時已經成日遲到,今日仲遲咗兩個鐘,真係離譜!

    You are always late and you are late for two hours today. That's really outrageous!

  • 晚餐难吃得离谱。

    Dinner was incredibly boring.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 對湯姆來說一切都開始錯得離譜。

    Everything is going horribly wrong for Tom.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 在《WHAT THE CAR?》中,您將操縱長著腿的汽車,在離譜又富有創意的關卡中賽跑。

    In WHAT THE CAR?, you play as a car with legs, racing through absurdly creative levels.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 小說家說謊並不是不道德的事。其實,謊話說得愈離譜、愈有技巧,就愈會受到公眾和批評家的表揚。

    It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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