great scourge; calamity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
great scourge; terrible disaster; huge calamity
literaryA classical idiom, used metaphorically to describe something considered extremely dangerous and destructive, often to society or morality. It originally referred literally to floods and fierce beasts, which were seen as two of the most fearsome natural disasters in ancient times.
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
，
zì自
yóu由
liàn恋
ài爱
céng曾
bèi被
shì视
zuò作
hóng洪
shuǐ水
měng猛
shòu兽
。
In feudal society, free love was once regarded as a great scourge.
Yī一
xiē些
bǎo保
shǒu守
pài派
jiāng将
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
xīn新
jì技
shù术
kàn看
zuò作
hóng洪
shuǐ水
měng猛
shòu兽
。
Some conservatives view new internet technologies as a terrible disaster.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
cuò错
wù误
de的
sī思
cháo潮
ruò若
bù不
jiā加
kòng控
zhì制
，
jiāng将
rú如
hóng洪
shuǐ水
měng猛
shòu兽
bān般
wēi危
hài害
shè社
huì会
。
If left unchecked, this erroneous trend of thought will harm society like a huge calamity.