shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào

Traditional: 說曹操曹操就到

说曹操曹操就到 (shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
  2. 2fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

Characters in 说曹操曹操就到

说shuì · to persuade曹cáo · class or grade操cāo · to grasp曹cáo · class or grade操cāo · to grasp就jiù · (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then到dào · to reach; to arrive

Related words

就(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then说to persuade说to speak; to talk; to say说variant of 說|说[shuo1]到to reach; to arrive就是exactly; precisely看到to see找到to find得到to get; to obtain; to receive见到to see到底finally说话to speak

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