粵

意ji3想soeng2不bat1到dou3

ji3 soeng2 bat1 dou3yì xiǎng bù dào

English

  1. unexpected
  2. previously unimagined
  3. unexpected

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 預計唔到;意料之外

Examples

  • 一時失言常常會帶來意想不到的結果。

    A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 一點點的運氣有時會導致意想不到的成功。

    A little bit of luck sometimes leads to an unexpected success.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 估唔到啲議員會離場放棄投票,結果真係意想不到。

    No one could have guessed that the Councillors would just leave and give up their votes. What an unexpected result!

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

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