一講曹操，曹操就到 (jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1, cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3) — speak of the devil; Speak of the Devil… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

jatˉ¹一gongˊ²講couˎ₄曹cou1,操，couˎ₄曹couˉ¹操zauˍ₆就dou˗₃到

简一讲曹操，曹操就到

Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 jiang3 cao2 cao1 ， cao2 cao1 jiu4 dao4

Meaning of 一講曹操，曹操就到

nounspeak of the devil; Speak of the Devil and he shall come

nounspeaking of the devil and he shall appear, when something/ someone being discussed appear unexpectedly

idiomSpeak of the devil; the person you were just talking about appears.

Characters in 一講曹操，曹操就到

one; a; an; the

Cantonese dialectical word: say; speak

a plural particle

grasp; hold; seize; control

right away; at once; thereupon

arrive; reach; get to

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