一語成讖 [-语-谶]
Jyutping
jat1 jyu5 sing4 cam3
Pinyin
yī yǔ chéng chèn
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語句、書面語
有意無意講咗啲唔吉利嘅嘢,點知事後真係發生咗
an unconscious comment or joke unfortunately becomes a prophecy to an undesirable incident by accident; literally, the line becomes a prophecy
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近義詞
烏鴉口
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phrase, idiomatic
one's careless words (inauspiciously) turned out to be a prophecy
一語成讖 [-语-谶]
Jyutping
jat1 jyu5 sing4 caam3
Pinyin
yī yǔ chéng chèn
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語句、書面語
有意無意講咗啲唔吉利嘅嘢,點知事後真係發生咗
an unconscious comment or joke unfortunately becomes a prophecy to an undesirable incident by accident; literally, the line becomes a prophecy
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近義詞
烏鴉口
一語成讖 [-语-谶]
Jyutping
Pinyin
yī yǔ chéng chèn
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(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
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Cantonese
一语成谶
一語成讖
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an unfortunate prophecy that was fulfilled