说曹操曹操就到 in English shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
  • metaphorically speak of the devil and he doth appear

Simplified Characters

说 曹 操 曹 操 就 到

Traditional Characters

說 曹 操 曹 操 就 到

Pinyin

shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

说shuo1to persuade 曹cao2surname Cao 操cao1old variant of 操[cao1] 曹cao2surname Cao 操cao1old variant of 操[cao1] 就jiu4at once 到dao4to (a place)