一語成讖

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
prophecy; omen
trad. (一語成讖)
simp. (一语成谶)

Etymology

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Attested in 1923.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一語成讖

  1. one's careless words (inauspiciously) turned out to be a prophecy