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demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation · curious coincidence

鬼使神差
guǐ shǐ shén chāi
g+uǐ·3rd tonesh+ǐ·3rd tonesh+én·2nd tonech+āi·1st tone
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(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but情不自禁qíng bù zì jīn(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔ(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐthe work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation · curious coincidence神差鬼使shén chāi guǐ shǐ
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