果不其然

Chinese

		fruit; result	not; no	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
simp. and trad. (果不其然)		果	不	其	然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǒbùqírán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo² bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǒbùqírán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuobuchyiran
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guǒbùcírán
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwo² bat¹ kei⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: gwó bāt kèih yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwo² bat⁷ kei⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guo² bed¹ kéi⁴ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

Idiom

果不其然

as expected; within one's predictions
- 今日果不其然！如今拿了銀子家去罵這死砍頭短命的奴才！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  今日果不其然！如今拿了银子家去骂这死砍头短命的奴才！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
  Jīnrì guǒbùqírán! Rújīn ná le yínzǐ jiā qù mà zhè sǐ kǎntóu duǎnmìng de núcái! [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Synonyms

不出所料 (bùchūsuǒliào)

Antonyms

出乎意料 (chūhūyìliào)

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