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果不其然
Idiomguǒ bù qí rán
Description
“果不其然”的意思是事情真的像人们想的那样发生了。
The meaning of "果不其然" is that things really happen as people expect.
我们常常先猜一件事，后来发现真的这样，就用这个词。
We often guess something first, and later find it true, so we use this word.
Meanings
果不其然guǒ bù qí rán
sure enough; just as expected
我说会下雨，果不其然，下午真的下了。
I said it would rain, and sure enough, it did in the afternoon.
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Notes
- Nuance
like 果然 but more emphatic and often introduces a full clause confirming a prediction.
- Etymology
literary set phrase meaning 'indeed, it was so', built around 果 (indeed) and 然 (so).
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