hóng
shuǐ
měng
shòu

idiom

Meaning of 洪水猛兽

洪水猛兽 means great scourge; terrible disaster; huge calamity. Pronounced hóng shuǐ měng shòu.

  • great scourge; terrible disaster; huge calamity

Definitions & Examples

Zài
fēng
jiàn
shè
huì
 
yóu
liàn
ài
céng
bèi
shì
zuò
hóng
shuǐ
měng
shòu
 

In feudal society, free love was once regarded as a great scourge.

xiē
bǎo
shǒu
pài
jiāng
lián
wǎng
xīn
shù
kàn
zuò
hóng
shuǐ
měng
shòu
 

Some conservatives view new internet technologies as a terrible disaster.

Zhè
zhǒng
cuò
de
cháo
ruò
jiā
kòng
zhì
 
jiāng
hóng
shuǐ
měng
shòu
bān
wēi
hài
shè
huì
 

If left unchecked, this erroneous trend of thought will harm society like a huge calamity.