"Occasional" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 ǒu rán incidentally / occasional / occasionally / by chance / randomly
 yìng shí timely / occasional
 ǒu jiàn to happen upon / to see incidentally / occasional / accidental
  Occasional Papers
 zhuān tí wén jiàn Occasional Papers
  occasional recuperation break
  agreement for occasional employment
 dì niú fān shēn (Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.)
 xiǎo zuō - yí qíng , dà zuō - shāng shēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情,大酌傷身|小酌怡情,大酌伤身[xiao3zhuo2-yi2qing2, da4zhuo2-shang1shen1])
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