想当然尔

Traditional: 想當然爾

xiǎng dāng rán ěr

Dictionary entry

to take sth as given

What does 想当然尔 mean?

想当然尔 (xiǎng dāng rán ěr) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take sth as given

2to assume

3as one would expect

4naturally

Character breakdown

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想xiǎngto think (about) · to think of; to devise 当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)然ráncorrect · right 尔ěrvariant of 爾|尔[er3]

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想当然尔

xiǎng dāng rán ěr

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