一语成谶

一语成谶

yī yǔ chéng chèn

To have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

Traditional:

一語成讖

离家赴美之前，他曾玩笑般言道：“没准这一去，再也回不来了。”不想竟一语成谶，客死他乡。

Before leaving for the United States, he jokingly said, "Maybe, once I go, I won't come back." Unexpectedly, his words became a prophecy, and he died in a foreign land.