"不期然而然" meaning in Chinese

See 不期然而然 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不期然而然
  1. to happen unexpectedly; to turn out contrary to one's expectations Synonyms: 不期而然 (bùqī'érrán)
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      "expansion": "不期然而然",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "to happen unexpectedly; to turn out contrary to one's expectations"
      ],
      "id": "en-不期然而然-zh-noun-v5BkyARF",
      "links": [
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ],
        [
          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ],
        [
          "turn out",
          "turn out"
        ],
        [
          "contrary",
          "contrary"
        ],
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "bùqī'érrán",
          "word": "不期而然"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqīrán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqírán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqīrán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùcirán-érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pu⁴-chʻi¹-jan²-êrh²-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bù-chī-rán-ér-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "buchiranerlran"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bucižanʹeržanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "буцижаньэржань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqírán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùcírán-érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pu⁴-chʻi²-jan²-êrh²-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bù-chí-rán-ér-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "buchyiranerlran"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bucižanʹeržanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "буцижаньэржань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāt kèih yìhn yìh yìhn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bat⁷ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bed¹ kéi⁴ yin⁴ yi⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "不期然而然"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "不期然而然",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 期",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 然",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to happen unexpectedly; to turn out contrary to one's expectations"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ],
        [
          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ],
        [
          "turn out",
          "turn out"
        ],
        [
          "contrary",
          "contrary"
        ],
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqīrán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqírán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqīrán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùcirán-érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pu⁴-chʻi¹-jan²-êrh²-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bù-chī-rán-ér-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "buchiranerlran"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bucižanʹeržanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "буцижаньэржань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùqírán'érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùcírán-érrán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pu⁴-chʻi²-jan²-êrh²-jan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bù-chí-rán-ér-rán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "buchyiranerlran"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bucižanʹeržanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "буцижаньэржань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāt kèih yìhn yìh yìhn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bat⁷ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bed¹ kéi⁴ yin⁴ yi⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùqī'érrán",
      "word": "不期而然"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不期然而然"
}

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