說曹操，曹操到

See also: 说曹操，曹操到

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	Cao Cao		Cao Cao	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
trad. (說曹操，曹操到)		說	曹操	，	曹操	到
simp. (说曹操，曹操到)		说	曹操	，	曹操	到
Literally: “speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ , ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ cou⁴ cou¹, cou⁴ cou¹ dou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ , ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuo Cáo Cao, Cáo Cao dào
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹ Tsʻao² Tsʻao¹, Tsʻao² Tsʻao¹ tao⁴
    • Yale: shwō Tsáu Tsāu-, Tsáu Tsāu dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo Tsaur Tsau, Tsaur Tsau daw
    • Palladius: шо Цао Цао, Цао Цао дао (šo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ cou⁴ cou¹, cou⁴ cou¹ dou³
    • Yale: syut chòuh chōu, chòuh chōu dou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ tsou⁴ tsou¹, tsou⁴ tsou¹ dou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ cou⁴ cou¹, cou⁴ cou¹ dou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

Proverb

1. (idiomatic) speak of the devil, and he shall appear

Synonyms

• 說到曹操，曹操就到／说到曹操，曹操就到
• 說曹操，曹操就到／说曹操，曹操就到
• (Cantonese) 日頭唔好講人，夜晚唔好講鬼／日头唔好讲人，夜晚唔好讲鬼