<p>無 - no</p>
<p>奇 - strange (thing)</p>
<p>不 - not</p>
<p>有 - exist</p>
<p>無奇不有 = no strange thing does not exist (nothing is too strange to exist)</p>

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2021-05-13T19:28:44.177Z
in 平平無奇: 無 = 'not (adv)' , 奇 = 'extraordinary (adj)' = ordinary ; in 無奇不有: 無 = 'no (preposition)' , 奇 = 'strange thing (n)'
Tang Ho
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2021-05-14T01:56:38.443Z
I was thinking about 'No strange not have' and got perplexed. Thanks for this.
cgo
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2021-05-13T18:04:37.213Z
2021-05-13T18:04:37.213Z
Tang Ho
<p>无奇不有: 什么稀奇的事物都有。</p>
<p>无奇不有<br />
not rare not there<br />
There are all kinds of rare, strange and wonderful things.</p>
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<p>But why don't the individual characters not [sic] add up to the intended
meaning?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&quot;Pigs might fly.&quot; says nothing about pigs.</p>
<p>Or &quot;You can add up the parts, but won't get the whole&quot; because idioms don't work that way.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>The correct meaning of 無奇不有 would be: full of extraordinary/bizarre things. But why don't the individual characters not add up to the intended meaning?</p>
<p>This is not the only idiom that I found difficulty in understanding the word per word meaning.</p>

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Literal meaning of 無奇不有
# Literal meaning of 無奇不有

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-13)

The correct meaning of 無奇不有 would be: full of extraordinary/bizarre things. But why don't the individual characters not add up to the intended meaning?

This is not the only idiom that I found difficulty in understanding the word per word meaning.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-05-13. Score: 4

無 - no

奇 - strange (thing)

不 - not

有 - exist

無奇不有 = no strange thing does not exist (nothing is too strange to exist)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: in 平平無奇: 無 = 'not (adv)' , 奇 = 'extraordinary (adj)' = ordinary ; in 無奇不有: 無 = 'no (preposition)' , 奇 = 'strange thing (n)'  
> **username_0**: I was thinking about 'No strange not have' and got perplexed. Thanks for this.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-05-13. Score: 1

无奇不有: 什么稀奇的事物都有。

无奇不有  
not rare not there  
There are all kinds of rare, strange and wonderful things.

> But why don't the individual characters not [sic] add up to the intended
> meaning?

"Pigs might fly." says nothing about pigs.

Or "You can add up the parts, but won't get the whole" because idioms don't work that way.


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