不期而遇

Traditional form:

不期而遇

Pinyin (reading):

bùqī'éryù

Definitions:

• meet by chance
• have a chance encounter

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 期 - a period of time; date, time; phase
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 遇 - to meet, to encounter, to come across

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 期 - a period of time; date, time; phase
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 遇 - to meet, to encounter, to come across