tyut3 lei4 sat6 zai3脫離實際脱离实际
Jyutpingtyut3 lei4 sat6 zai3
Yaletyut lèih saht jai
Definition
To lose touch with reality; to be divorced from practice or the actual situation.
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How it's used
This phrase is typically used to criticize someone's ideas, plans, or expectations as being impractical or disconnected from the real world. It carries a slightly formal or academic tone, often appearing in professional settings or serious discussions rather than casual small talk. It is a four-character idiom that functions as a verb phrase or adjective phrase depending on the context.
Examples
What he says is always out of touch with reality, nobody can understand it.
Is your plan a bit too out of touch with reality?
Related words
Common phrases
completely out of touch with reality
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this to describe someone who is physically lost or confused, but it specifically refers to a lack of practical judgment or grounding in reality.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
