不按牌理出牌

Chinese

		not; no	to press (with the hand); to push; to control to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure	to play a card; to make a move; to take action
trad. (不按牌理出牌)		不	按	牌	理	出牌
simp. #(不按牌理出牌)		不	按	牌	理	出牌
Literally: “to not layout one's (Mahjong) pieces according to the logic of the (game) pieces”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bù àn páilǐ chūpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄢˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄆㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bù àn páilǐ chūpái [Phonetic: bú àn páilǐ chūpái]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄢˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bù àn páilǐ chupái
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴ an⁴ pʻai²-li³ chʻu¹-pʻai²
    • Yale: bù àn pái-lǐ chū-pái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu ann pairlii chupair
    • Palladius: бу ань пайли чупай (bu anʹ pajli čupaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

不按牌理出牌

1. to think outside the box; to do things in an unconventional way