粵

不bat1約joek3而ji4同tung4

simp不约而同
bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4bù yuē ér tóng

English

  1. (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
  2. acting or thinking in the same way without prior consultation or agreement; of similar thinking

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 咁啱諗埋或者做埋同一樣野

Examples

  • 佢哋聽到呢個好消息,不約而同唱起國歌。

    When they heard the good news, they coincidentally both started singing the national anthem.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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