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Chinese
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to dash; to move forward quickly
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as (if); such as
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his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
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to come
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| trad. (突如其來)
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突
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如
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其
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來
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| simp. (突如其来)
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突
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如
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其
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来
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Etymology
From I Ching, Hexagram 30 (《易经·離卦》):
九四：突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
九四：突如其来如，焚如，死如，弃如。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jiǔ sì: tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú.
- The fourth NINE, undivided, shows the manner of its subject's coming. How abrupt it is, as with fire, with death, to be rejected (by all)!
Pronunciation
Idiom
突如其來
- sudden; suddenly; abrupt; abruptly