应运而生
yìng​yùn'ér​shēng

to emerge at an opportune time

  • created sense approved 应运而生/應運而生 · yìng​yùn'ér​shēng · to emerge at an opportune time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    应运而生 / 應運而生

    yìng​yùn'ér​shēng

    to emerge at an opportune time

    (idiom) To emerge as a result of a favorable situation or to meet a specific demand; originally referring to being born in accordance with destiny, but now used for anything that arises to fit the trends of the times.

    应运 (literal) → 应运/應運 · yìng​yùn · to conform with destiny 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to be born

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