说曹操曹操就到
shuō​cáo​cāo​cáo​cāo​jiù​dào

speak of the devil

  • created reference approved 说曹操曹操就到/說曹操曹操就到 → 曹操 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说曹操曹操就到 / 說曹操曹操就到 shuō​cáo​cāo​cáo​cāo​jiù​dào

    曹操 cáo​cāo

    see

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

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  • created sense approved 说曹操曹操就到/說曹操曹操就到 · shuō​cáo​cāo​cáo​cāo​jiù​dào · speak of the devil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说曹操曹操就到 / 說曹操曹操就到

    shuō​cáo​cāo​cáo​cāo​jiù​dào

    speak of the devil

    Literally "speak of [[曹操|曹操|cao2 cao1]] and he arrives"; used when someone appears just as they are being mentioned.

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 曹操 (literal) → 曹操 · cáo​cāo · Cao Cao 曹操 (literal) → 曹操 · cáo​cāo · Cao Cao 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · at once 到 (literal) → 到 · dào · to arrive

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

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