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太不像话了! - meaning?
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Scoobyqueen -

Does this expression mean something along the lines of: "lack of respect" or "offensive". The
dictionary give the definition of "what a shame that.." but it does not quite seem to fit the
context.

Any comment on its use and how common the expression is would be welcome.

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semantic nuance -

It depends. But what you said here is one of the possibilities. Consider 'way out of line'
for太不像話了!! I think this expression is quite common.

Hope it helps!

roddy -

Yeah - out of line, out of order (in Britain anyway), unreasonable. Which dictionary gave you that
definition?

Scoobyqueen -

Thanks for the explanations which fit the context. I used dict.cn and just typed in the expression
for a search.

HashiriKata -

Quote:

I used dict.cn and just typed in the expression for a search

If you typed in just 不像话, you'd get a more accurate response.

zhudianyao -

It usually expresses a little angry or disagreement

tooironic -

Usually translates as 'that's outrageous!'.

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