不約而同

Chinese
not; no
 
appointment; agreement; to arrange
appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
trad. (不約而同) 不 約 而 同
simp. (不约而同) 不 约 而 同

Pronunciation

Idiom

不約而同

  1. to happen to coincide; to take the same view or action without previous consultation
    老師一走進教師，同學們就不約而同安靜下來。 [MSC, trad.]
    老师一走进教师，同学们就不约而同安静下来。 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎoshī yī zǒujìn jiàoshī, tóngxué men jiù bùyuē'értóng ānjìng xiàlái. [Pinyin]
    As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, the students coincidentally all quieted down at once.
  2. (neologism, slang, humorous) to become gay or lesbian after a long period without dating
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