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不期而至

Mandarin · pinyin bù qī ér zhì

Meanings

  1. to arrive unexpectably
  2. unexpected
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
期
qī · period of time; date; time limit
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
至
zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
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4–1–2–4 · bu4 qi1 er2 zhi4

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