disaster; calamity; misfortune
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
disaster; calamity; misfortune
formalA relatively formal term for serious misfortune or disaster, often implying suffering and ruin. It's a classical compound word where both characters '祸' and '殃' mean disaster.
Tā他
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
yī一
shí时
de的
shū疏
hū忽
jìng竟
huì会
zhāo招
lái来
rú如
cǐ此
dà大
de的
huò祸
yāng殃
。
He didn't expect that a moment of carelessness would invite such a great disaster.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
gěi给
bǎi百
xìng姓
dài带
lái来
le了
shēn深
zhòng重
de的
huò祸
yāng殃
。
The war brought profound calamity to the common people.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
shè设
fǎ法
bì避
miǎn免
zhè这
chǎng场
huò祸
yāng殃
。
We must find a way to avoid this disaster.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
：
“
Huò祸
cóng从
kǒu口
chū出
，
bìng病
cóng从
kǒu口
rù入
。
”
As the saying goes, "Trouble comes from the mouth, illness enters through the mouth."