不期而會

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)	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
trad. (不期而會)		不	期	而	會
simp. (不期而会)		不	期	而	会

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùqī'érhuì, bùqí'érhuì

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqī'érhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùci-érhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻi¹-êrh²-hui⁴
    • Yale: bù-chī-ér-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchierlhuey
    • Palladius: буциэрхуэй (bucierxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqí'érhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùcí-érhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻi²-êrh²-hui⁴
    • Yale: bù-chí-ér-hwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchyierlhuey
    • Palladius: буциэрхуэй (bucierxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

不期而會

1. to meet unexpectedly or by chance; to have a chance encounter

Synonyms

• 不期而遇 (bùqī'éryù)