说曹操曹操就到
说曹操曹操就到
shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
Traditional: 說曹操曹操就到
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- lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
- fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
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不可同日而语(bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ)· lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
→不语(bù yǔ)· (literary) not to speak
→事实胜于雄辩(shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn)· Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
→仗义执言(zhàng yì zhí yán)· to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
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