不期而然

Chinese

		not; no	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (不期而然)		不	期	而	然
simp. #(不期而然)		不	期	而	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùqī'érrán, bùqí'érrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqī'érrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùci-érrán
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻi¹-êrh²-jan²
    • Yale: bù-chī-ér-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchierlran
    • Palladius: буциэржань (bucieržanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqí'érrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùcí-érrán
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻi²-êrh²-jan²
    • Yale: bù-chí-ér-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchyierlran
    • Palladius: буциэржань (bucieržanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

Idiom

不期而然

1. to happen unexpectedly; to turn out contrary to one's expectations

Synonyms

• 不期然而然 (bùqīrán'érrán)