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無巧不成書

Simplified: 无巧不成书

wúqiǎobùchéngshū ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨ

    • curious coincidence

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Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Literally
without coincidence there would be no book
Meaning
Said when things turn out by remarkable coincidence, as stories are made of coincidences. Close to "truth is stranger than fiction."

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