無巧不成書
wú​qiǎo​bù​chéng​shū

curious coincidence

  • created sense approved 无巧不成书/無巧不成書 · wú​qiǎo​bù​chéng​shū · curious coincidence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无巧不成书 / 無巧不成書

    wú​qiǎo​bù​chéng​shū

    curious coincidence

    (proverb) Without coincidences there would be no stories; used to describe a situation where things happen in an extremely coincidental or fortuitous way.

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 巧 (literal) → 巧 · qiǎo · coincidental 不成 (literal) → 不成 · bù​chéng · to fail 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · storytelling

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    created sense