不谋而合

Traditional form:

不謀而合

Pinyin (reading):

bùmóu'érhé

Definitions:

• to agree without prior consultation
• to happen to hold the same view

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 谋 - to plan, to scheme; strategem
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 謀 - to plan, to scheme; strategem
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather