巧合

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely	to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together
simp. and trad. (巧合)		巧	合

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎohé

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² hap⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiáu-ha̍p / khá-ha̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎohé
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎohé
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-ho²
    • Yale: chyǎu-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheauher
    • Palladius: цяохэ (cjaoxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² hap⁶
    • Yale: háau hahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² hap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² heb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ hɐp̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiáu-ha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: khiáu-ha̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaw'hap
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hap̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá-ha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: khá-ha̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qafhap
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hap̚¹²¹/

Verb

巧合

1. to be coincidental; to coincide

   真是天大的巧合！ [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Zhēn shì tiāndà de qiǎohé! [Pinyin]

   What a coincidence!

   如有雷同，純屬巧合。 [MSC, trad.]
   如有雷同，纯属巧合。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rú yǒu léitóng, chúnshǔ qiǎohé. [Pinyin]

   Any resemblance to actual individuals or events is purely coincidental.

Synonyms

• 偶合 (ǒuhé)

Derived terms

• 因緣巧合 / 因缘巧合
• 天緣巧合 / 天缘巧合
• 機緣巧合 / 机缘巧合