說曹操，曹操到

See also: 说曹操，曹操到

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	Cao Cao		Cao Cao	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
trad. (說曹操，曹操到)		說	曹操	，	曹操	到
simp. (说曹操，曹操到)		说	曹操	，	曹操	到
Literally: “speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ, ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ cou⁴ cou¹, cou⁴ cou¹ dou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ, ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo Tsaur Tsau, Tsaur Tsau daw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syut³ cou⁴ cou¹, cou⁴ cou¹ dou³
  - Yale: syut chòuh chōu, chòuh chōu dou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ tsou⁴ tsou¹, tsou⁴ tsou¹ dou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xud³ cou⁴ cou¹, cou⁴ cou¹ dou³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

Proverb

說曹操，曹操到

(idiomatic) speak of the devil, and he shall appear

Synonyms

說到曹操，曹操就到／说到曹操，曹操就到
說曹操，曹操就到／说曹操，曹操就到

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