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平白无故

píng bái wú gù

4-character word Traditional 平白無故

What 平白无故 means

1. idiomfor no reason whatever; inexplicably

The characters in 平白无故

• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 白báiwhite; snowy; pure
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason

Sounds the same

Read píng bái wú gù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 凭白无故variant of 平白无故