离谱

離譜

lípǔ

adjective #6,147

Meanings

Zhège jiàgé tài lípǔ le!

This price is outrageous!

Tā shuō de huà yuèláiyuè lípǔ.

What he says is getting more and more ridiculous.

Bié tài lípǔ le.

Don't be so absurd.

memory

离 (leave) + 谱 (musical score/standard) = 'off the charts' / 'departing from the norm' = outrageous.

离谱 is very common in casual speech and internet slang. It's frequently used by young people to express disbelief.

离 lí

谱 pǔ