巧合

巧合

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely	to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together
simp. and trad. (巧合)		巧	合

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎohé

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² hap⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): khiáu-ha̍p / khá-ha̍p

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiǎohé
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheauher
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² hap⁶
    • Yale: háau hahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² hap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² heb⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /häːu̯³⁵ hɐp̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiáu-ha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: khiáu-ha̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaw'hap
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hap̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khá-ha̍p
    • Tâi-lô: khá-ha̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qafhap
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hap̚¹²¹/

Verb

巧合

1. to be coincidental; to coincide

   真是天大的巧合！  ―  Zhēn shì tiāndà de qiǎohé!  ―  What a coincidence!

   如有雷同，純屬巧合。 [MSC, trad.]
   如有雷同，纯属巧合。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rú yǒu léitóng, chúnshǔ qiǎohé. [Pinyin]

   Any resemblance to actual individuals or events is purely coincidental.

Synonyms

• 偶合 (ǒuhé)