神差鬼使
shén​chāi​guǐ​shǐ

unexplained event

  • created reference approved 神差鬼使 → 鬼使神差 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    神差鬼使 shén​chāi​guǐ​shǐ

    鬼使神差 guǐ​shǐ​shén​chāi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 神差鬼使 · shén​chāi​guǐ​shǐ · unexplained event — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    神差鬼使

    shén​chāi​guǐ​shǐ

    unexplained event

    an unexpected or curious coincidence that seems to be guided by supernatural forces; to do something unusual as if driven by a hidden power or destiny

    神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god 差 (literal) → 差 · chāi · to dispatch 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to send

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

    created sense