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果不其然

Mandarin · pinyin guǒ bù qí rán

Meanings

  1. (idiom) just as expected
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果
guǒ · fruit; result
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
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3–4–2–2 · guo3 bu4 qi2 ran2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4

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gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) as expected; within one's predictions

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