Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)				to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
trad. (說曹操，曹操到)		說	曹操	，	曹操	到
simp. (说曹操，曹操到)		说	曹操	，	曹操	到
Literally: “speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives”.

Proverb

說曹操，曹操到

1. (idiomatic) to speak of the devil

Synonyms

• 說到曹操，曹操就到／说到曹操，曹操就到
• 說曹操，曹操就到／说曹操，曹操就到