unexpected disaster; sudden catastrophe
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
unexpected disaster; sudden misfortune
literaryA literary or formal term often used to describe a calamity that strikes without warning, frequently in conjunction with 横祸 (hèng huò).
Yī一
chǎng场
fēi非
zāi灾
tū突
rán然
jiàng降
lín临
，
ràng让
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zi子
cuò措
shǒu手
bù不
jí及
。
A sudden, unexpected disaster struck, leaving the entire village unprepared.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
xíng行
shàn善
，
què却
zāo遭
yù遇
fēi非
zāi灾
hèng横
huò祸
，
lìng令
rén人
è扼
wǎn腕
。
He lived a life of kindness but met with an unexpected catastrophe, which is truly regrettable.
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Chéng成
yǔ语
“
fēi非
zāi灾
hèng横
huò祸
”
xíng形
róng容
tū突
rán然
jiàng降
lín临
de的
zāi灾
huò祸
。
The idiom 'fēi zāi hèng huò' describes a sudden, unforeseen calamity.