神差鬼使
Traditional form:
神差鬼使
Pinyin (reading):
shénchāiguǐshǐ
Definitions:
- the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- curious coincidence
Characters:
- 神 - god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
- 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
- 鬼 - ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
- 使 - cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
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