曹操 [－－]

Jyutping cou4 cou1
Pinyin cáo cāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
  2. the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    说曹操，曹操就到。
    説曹操，曹操就到。
    shuō cáo cāo ， cáo cāo jiù dào 。
    • Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.
    • Speak of the Devil and he doth appear.
  2. Mandarin
    这是曹操的奸计。
    這是曹操的奸計。
    zhè shì cáo cāo de jiān jì 。
    • This is Cao Cao's trickery.
  3. Mandarin
    说曹操，曹操到！
    説曹操，曹操到！
    shuō cáo cāo ， cáo cāo dào ！
    • Speak of the devil, and he appears.
  4. Mandarin
    说曹操曹操就到
    説曹操曹操就到
    shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào
    • Speak of the devil.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    一讲曹操，曹操就到。
    一講曹操，曹操就到。
    jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1 ， cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3 。
    • Speak of the devil.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    赵云大摆空城计吓走曹操，真不愧系一身是胆。
    趙雲大擺空城計嚇走曹操，真不愧係一身是膽。
    ziu6 wan4 daai6 baai2 hung1 sing4 gai3 haak3 zau2 cou4 cou1, zan1 bat1 kwai5 hai6 jat1 san1 si6 daam2
    • Zhao Yun set up the empty fort strategy to scare Cao Cao away, really proving himself one gallant man.
  2. Cantonese
    啱啱讲紧佢，佢就行咗入嚟，真系一讲曹操，曹操就到。
    啱啱講緊佢，佢就行咗入嚟，真係一講曹操，曹操就到。
    • We were just talking about him, and there he came— talk of the devil.