無巧不成書

Chinese

		not have	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely	not; no	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	book; letter
trad. (無巧不成書)		無	巧	不	成	書
simp. (无巧不成书)		无	巧	不	成	书

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúqiǎobùchéngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ kiu² bat¹ sing⁴ syu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúqiǎobùchéngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wucheaubucherngshu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúciǎobùchéngshu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ kiu² bat¹ sing⁴ syu¹
  - Yale: mòuh kíu bāt sìhng syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ kiu² bat⁷ sing⁴ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ kiu² bed¹ xing⁴ xu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ kʰiːu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ ʃyː⁵⁵/

Idiom

無巧不成書

to be very coincidental; to be very fortuitous

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