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  1. 卻是紅樓夢·》:倒是唐突閨閣萬萬使不得。」卻是

contrary to what one might expect, actually, contrariwise, why don't you
contre toute attente, en fait
doch, tatsächlich (Adv)​, wider Erwarten (Präp)​