不期而至

bù qī ér zhì

Dictionary entry

to arrive unexpectably

What does 不期而至 mean?

不期而至 (bù qī ér zhì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to arrive unexpectably

2unexpected

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-期qīvariant of 期[qi1] · period 而érand · as well as 至zhìto arrive · most

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