huò
guó
yāng
mín

idiom
formal

Meaning of 祸国殃民

祸国殃民 means to bring calamity upon the nation and disaster upon the people; to cause great harm to the country and its citizens. Pronounced huò guó yāng mín.

  • to bring calamity upon the nation and disaster upon the people; to cause great harm to the country and its citizens

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
tān
guān
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
huò
guó
yāng
mín
 

This corrupt official is simply a scourge who brings disaster to the nation and its people.

shǐ
shàng
duō
huò
guó
yāng
mín
de
jiān
chén
dōu
méi
yǒu
hǎo
xià
chǎng
 

Throughout history, treacherous ministers who brought calamity to the country have all come to bad ends.

Zhè
zhǒng
huò
guó
yāng
mín
de
zhèng
tíng
zhǐ
 

Such policies that harm the nation and its people must be stopped immediately.

xiē
huò
guó
yāng
mín
de
xíng
wéi
jiāng
shòu
dào
shǐ
de
shěn
pàn
 

Those actions that brought disaster to the country will surely be judged by history.