果不其然

Chinese

		fruit; result	not; no	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (果不其然)		果	不	其	然
simp. #(果不其然)		果	不	其	然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǒbùqírán

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo² bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): guo³ biit qi² len⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǒbùqírán
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǒbùcírán
    • Wade–Giles: kuo³-pu⁴-chʻi²-jan²
    • Yale: gwǒ-bù-chí-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guoobuchyiran
    • Palladius: гобуцижань (gobucižanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo² bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: gwó bāt kèih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo² bat⁷ kei⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo² bed¹ kéi⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: guo³ biit qi² len⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuo²¹³⁻²¹ pɨt̚¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ lɛn³⁵/

Idiom

果不其然

1. as expected; within one's predictions

   • 今日果不其然！如今拿了銀子家去罵這死砍頭短命的奴才！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     今日果不其然！如今拿了银子家去骂这死砍头短命的奴才！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE

     Jīnrì guǒbùqírán! Rújīn ná le yínzǐ jiā qù mà zhè sǐ kǎntóu duǎnmìng de núcái! [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 不出所料 (bùchūsuǒliào)

Antonyms

• 出乎意料 (chūhūyìliào)