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不期然而然
  bat1 kei4 jin4 ji4 jin4   jyutping
  bu4 qi1 ran2 er2 ran2 (PRC), bu4 qi2 ran2 er2 ran2 (Taiwan)   pinyin
happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations


Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
不期然而然

This word has been viewed 1450 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 02:50 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 kei4  -  period of time; phase; expect
 jin4  -  yes, correct; nevertheless
 ji4  -  and, also; but; otherwise
 jin4  -  yes, correct; nevertheless
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