wàng
zhī
zāi

idiom

Meaning of 无妄之灾

无妄之灾 means unexpected calamity; undeserved misfortune; suffering damage through no fault of one's own. Pronounced wú wàng zhī zāi.

  • unexpected calamity; undeserved misfortune; suffering damage through no fault of one's own

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
huǒ
zāi
duì
lái
shuō
zhēn
shì
wàng
zhī
zāi
 

This fire was truly an unexpected calamity for him.

zhǐ
shì
guò
 
què
shòu
le
zhè
chǎng
wàng
zhī
zāi
 

I was just passing by, yet I suffered this undeserved misfortune.

shì
bào
diē
 
duō
tóu
zhě
zāo
shòu
le
wàng
zhī
zāi
 

The stock market plummeted, and many investors suffered losses through no fault of their own.

wéi
rén
zhèng
zhí
 
què
héng
zāo
wàng
zhī
zāi
 

He is an upright man, yet he unexpectedly suffered this undeserved disaster.