不期然而然

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	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
trad. (不期然而然)		不	期	然	而	然
simp. #(不期然而然)		不	期	然	而	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùqīrán'érrán, bùqírán'érrán

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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴ ji⁴ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqīrán'érrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùcirán-érrán
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻi¹-jan²-êrh²-jan²
    • Yale: bù-chī-rán-ér-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchiranerlran
    • Palladius: буцижаньэржань (bucižanʹeržanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqírán'érrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùcírán-érrán
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻi²-jan²-êrh²-jan²
    • Yale: bù-chí-rán-ér-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchyiranerlran
    • Palladius: буцижаньэржань (bucižanʹeržanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹/

Noun

不期然而然

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

Synonyms

• 不期而然 (bùqī'érrán)