翻空出奇

fānkōngchūqí
to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 翻 fān
  1. to turn over
  2. to flip over
  3. to overturn
  4. to rummage through
  5. to translate
  6. to decode
  7. to double
  8. to climb over or into
  9. to cross
=1 翻 fān variant of 翻 fān
2 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
3 出奇 chūqí
  1. extraordinary
  2. exceptional
  3. unusual