不按牌理出牌
bù'àn​pái​lǐ​chū​pái

to be unconventional

  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 按 àn preposition
    according to
    according to; in accordance with; in the light of
  3. 牌 pái noun
    cards
    playing cards; mahjong tiles; dominoes
  4. 理 lǐ verbnoun
    reason
    reason; logic; truth; a law or principle governing how things work
  5. 出 chū verb
    to go out
    to go or come out; to exit (from inside to outside)
  6. 牌 pái noun
    cards
    playing cards; mahjong tiles; dominoes