离谱儿

離譜兒

lípǔr

adjective HSK 7-9

Meanings

HSK 2

他说的话越来越离谱儿。

Tā shuō dehuà yuèláiyuè lípǔr.

What he says is getting more and more ridiculous.

HSK 3

这个价格也太离谱儿了吧！

Zhège jiàgé yě tài lípǔr le ba!

This price is just too outrageous!

history

离谱 originally meant "departing from the musical score" (谱 = score/sheet music). Something 离谱 has gone completely off-script.

usage

离谱儿 is the erhua (儿化) form common in northern Mandarin. 离谱 without 儿 is also widely used.

离 lí

谱 pǔ

儿 ér