一语成谶

Traditional: 一語成讖

yī yǔ chéng chèn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

What does 一语成谶 mean?

一语成谶 (yī yǔ chéng chèn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

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一yīone · single 语yǔdialect · language 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]谶chèn(literary) prophecy; omen

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一语成谶

yī yǔ chéng chèn

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