不期然而然

Chinese

		did not expect; would not have guessed	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	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
simp. and trad. (不期然而然)		不期	然	而	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùqīrán'érrán, bùqírán'érrán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùqīrán'érrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4chiranelrran
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùqírán'érrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4chyiranelrran
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: bāt kèih yìhn yìh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ kéi⁴ yin⁴ yi⁴ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/

Noun

不期然而然

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

Synonyms

不期而遇 (bùqī'éryù)

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