| 无巧不成书 |
wú qiǎo bù chéng shū |
curious coincidence |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 巧 |
qiǎo |
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不成 |
bù chéng |
won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 成书 |
chéng shū |
to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form / a book already in circulation |
| 书 |
Shū |
abbr. for 书经 |
| 书 |
shū |
book / letter / document / CL:本,册,部 / to write |