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不期然而然 (bat1 kei4 jin4 ji4 jin4) — happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations in Cantonese

batˉ¹不keiˎ₄期jinˎ₄然jiˎ₄而jinˎ₄然
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 qi1 ran2 er2 ran2

Meaning of 不期然而然

nounhappen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations

Characters in 不期然而然

不bat1
not; no; un-
期kei4
phase; stage; session; issue
然jin4
a Chinese family name
而ji4
on the condition that; supposing that; if

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