Lingaku- lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
- fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
Generated definitions (experimental)
- speak of the devil and he doth appear
This expression is used to indicate that someone appears unexpectedly just after being mentioned.
"I was just talking about Teacher Zhang, and unexpectedly she has arrived now."
Generated collocations (experimental)
shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào说曹操曹操就到speak of the devil and he doth appeartí dào提到Cáo Cāo曹操to mention Cao CaoCáo Cāo曹操chū xiàn出现le了Cao Cao has appearedshuō dào说到Cáo Cāo曹操to talk about Cao Caotán lùn谈论Cáo Cāo曹操to discuss Cao Caozhǐ zé指责Cáo Cāo曹操to accuse Cao Caoxíng róng形容Cáo Cāo曹操de的dào lái到来to describe Cao Cao's arrivalyǒu rú有如Cáo Cāo曹操lái lín来临as if Cao Cao is arrivingkuài快shuì说Cáo Cāo曹操！quickly speak of Cao Cao!zhè这shì是Cáo Cāo曹操de的dào lái到来this is the arrival of Cao Caotí xǐng提醒Cáo Cāo曹操de的cún zài存在to remind of Cao Cao's presenceShí dài时代de的Cáo Cāo曹操the Cao Cao of the era