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Chinese
Etymology
From I Ching, Hexagram 5 (《易经·需卦》):
上六：入于穴，有不速之客三人來，敬之終吉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
上六：入于穴，有不速之客三人来，敬之终吉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shàng liù: rù yú xué, yǒu bùsù zhī kè sān rén lái, jìng zhī zhōng jí.
- The topmost SIX, divided, shows its subject entered into the cavern. (But) there are three guests coming, without being urged, (to his help). If he receive them respectfully, there will be good fortune in the end.
Pronunciation
Idiom
不速之客
- uninvited or unexpected guest
她是晚會上的不速之客。 [MSC, trad.]
她是晚会上的不速之客。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì wǎnhuì shàng de bùsùzhīkè.
- She was an uninvited guest at the party.