偶發

偶發

1. to happen by chance; to be accidental

   • 御妻偶發沉痾心痛之疾，惟玲瓏心可愈。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     御妻偶发沉疴心痛之疾，惟玲珑心可愈。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《封神演義》第二六回

     Yù qī ǒufā chénkē xīntòng zhī jí, wéi línglóng xīn kě yù. [Pinyin]

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   • 2024 September 20, “日本男童深圳遇襲與「偶發事件」：民族主義情緒下的中日關係何去何從 [The attack on a Japanese boy in Shenzhen and the "accidental incident": Where will Sino-Japanese relations go from here amid nationalist sentiments?]”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     深圳警方對多家內地媒體多次強調這是「偶發個案」，表示嫌疑人已被抓獲，具體動機不明。 [MSC, trad.]
     深圳警方对多家内地媒体多次强调这是「偶发个案」，表示嫌疑人已被抓获，具体动机不明。 [MSC, simp.]

     Shēnzhèn jǐngfāng duì duō jiā nèidì méitǐ duōcì qiángdiào zhè shì “ǒufā gè'àn”, biǎoshì xiányírén yǐ bèi zhuāhuò, jùtǐ dòngjī bùmíng. [Pinyin]

     Shenzhen police repeatedly emphasized to many mainland media that this was an "occasional case" and stated that the suspect had been arrested and the specific motive was unknown.