- complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- entirely outside the norm
- out of character
Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 反 (反): contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- 常 (常): surname Chang
- 态 (態): (bound form); appearance; shape; form; state; attitude; (grammar) voice
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一反常态
- MDBG: 一反常态
- Examples with 一反常态 on Tatoeba
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