不期然而然
bù​qī​rán'ér​rán

to happen unexpectedly

  • created sense approved 不期然而然 · bù​qī​rán'ér​rán · to happen unexpectedly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不期然而然

    bù​qī​rán'ér​rán

    to happen unexpectedly

    to occur or turn out a certain way without having been expected; to happen contrary to one's expectations

    bù​qí​rán'ér​rán

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 期 (literal) → 期 · qī · to hope 然 (literal) → 然 · rán · [state] 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 然 (literal) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense