無巧不成書

Chinese

		not have	opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúqiǎobùchéngshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúciǎobùchéngshu
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-chʻiao³-pu⁴-chʻêng²-shu¹
    • Yale: wú-chyǎu-bù-chéng-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wucheaubucherngshu
    • Palladius: уцяобучэншу (ucjaobučɛnšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 syː⁵⁵/

Idiom

無巧不成書

1. to be very coincidental; to be very fortuitous