Learn Chinese Proverb
說曹操，曹操就到
[说曹操，曹操就到]
shuō cáo cāo, cáo cāo jiù dào
Similar saying in English：Speak of the devil
It's is said when a person appears just after being mentioned.
Example sentence
"說[说]曹操，曹操就到", we just mentioned your excellent presentation in the meeting.
「說[说]曹操，曹操就到」我們剛[刚]提到你在會議裡[会议里]的出色簡報[简报]。
「shuō cáo cāo, cáo cāo jiù dào」 Wǒ men gāng tí dào nǐ zài huì yì lǐ de chū sè jiǎn bào
Vocabulary
說 shuō talk, speak
剛/剛剛 gāng just
提到 tí dào mentioned to
會議 huì yì a meeting
出色 chū sè excellent
簡報 jiǎn bào a presentation ,a briefing
Original intention or story
During late Han Dynasty, the emperor run away from royal palace due to the civil unrest.
Someone suggested emperor to summon 曹操 to the capital , because 曹操 , a vassal of the emperor, stayed in nearby city and owned military force.
Interestingly, before the messenger went out the capital , 曹操 already arrived the royal palace.
After that, 曹操 had controlled the emperor and turn him into as puppet.
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