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不期而遇

Mandarin · pinyin bù qī ér yù

Meanings

  1. meet by chance
  2. have a chance encounter
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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
遇
yù · meet, come across, encounter
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4–1–2–4 · bu4 qi1 er2 yu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 kei4 ji4 jyu6

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noun

  1. to meet unexpectedly or by chance; to have a chance encounter

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