不期而然 in Chinese

IPA: /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/, /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bùqī'érrán [Mandarin, Pinyin], bùqí'érrán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bùqī'érrán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùci-érrán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-chʻi¹-êrh²-jan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-chī-ér-rán [Mandarin, Yale], buchierlran [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], буциэржань [Mandarin, Palladius], bucieržanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bùqí'érrán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùcí-érrán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-chʻi²-êrh²-jan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-chí-ér-rán [Mandarin, Yale], buchyierlran [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不期而然

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      "zh-pron": "bùqī'érrán"
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      "zh-pron": "bùqí'érrán"
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      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/"
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  ],
  "word": "不期而然"
}

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      "zh-pron": "bùqī'érrán"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "bùqī'érrán"
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      "zh-pron": "bùci-érrán"
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        "Yale"
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    },
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    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "буциэржань"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "bùqí'érrán"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùcí-érrán"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-chʻi²-êrh²-jan²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-chí-ér-rán"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buchyierlran"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùqīrán'érrán",
      "word": "不期然而然"
    }
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"不期而然" meaning in Chinese

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