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從天而降
简 从天而降 · 繁 從天而降Mandarin · pinyin cóng tiān ér jiàng
Meanings
- (idiom) to fall from the sky
- (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap
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2–1–2–4 · cong2 tian1 er2 jiang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3
Cantonese word readings for 從天而降. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to happen all of a sudden; to happen out of the blue; to come out of nowhere
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