始料未及

To begin or start; then or only then; formerly or once; initially or originally.

material; stuff; ingredients; to expect; to anticipate; to guess; to consider; to conjecture; subject matter; feed for animals; measure word for traditional Chinese medicine doses.

Not yet; have not; did not; no; the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, representing 1-3 p.m. or the sixth solar month; a surname.

To reach; to catch up to; to be equal to; to involve; and; to extend to.