突如其來
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See also: 突如其来
Chinese[edit]
to dash; to move forward quickly | as (if); such as | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
to come | ||
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trad. (突如其來) | 突 | 如 | 其 | 來 | |
simp. (突如其来) | 突 | 如 | 其 | 来 |
Etymology[edit]
From I Ching, Hexagram 30 (《易经·離卦》):
- 九四:突如其來如,焚如,死如,棄如。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jiǔ sì: tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú. [Pinyin]
- The fourth NINE, undivided, shows the manner of its subject's coming. How abrupt it is, as with fire, with death, to be rejected (by all)!
九四:突如其来如,焚如,死如,弃如。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
突如其來
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