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不出所料

Mandarin · pinyin bù chū suǒ liào

as expected

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients

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4–1–3–4 · bu4 chu1 suo3 liao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 ceot1 so2 liu6

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(idiomatic) as expected; within one's predictions

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