果不其然 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• just as expected

Character by character

• 果guǒfruit, nut; result
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
• 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly

Idioms sharing a character

• 互为因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ
• 前因后果 qián yīn hòu guǒ
• 果实累累 guǒ shí léi léi
• 硕果仅存 shuò guǒ jǐn cún
• 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ
• 自食恶果 zì shí è guǒ
• 开花结果 kāi huā jiē guǒ
• 食不果腹 shí bù guǒ fù
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn

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