man-made disaster; human calamity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
man-made disaster; calamity caused by human action (as opposed to natural disasters)
neutralCommonly appears in the fixed phrase 天灾人祸. Often used in formal or journalistic contexts to describe wars, economic crises, or accidents caused by human negligence.
Tiān天
zāi灾
rén人
huò祸
wǎng往
wǎng往
gěi给
rén人
lèi类
dài带
lái来
jù巨
dà大
de的
sǔn损
shī失
。
Natural and man-made disasters often bring huge losses to humanity.
Zhè这
chǎng场
jīn金
róng融
wēi危
jī机
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
rén人
huò祸
，
ér而
fēi非
tiān天
zāi灾
。
This financial crisis is purely a man-made disaster, not a natural one.
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Guǎn管
lǐ理
zhě者
wán玩
hū忽
zhí职
shǒu守
，
zuì最
zhōng终
niàng酿
chéng成
le了
rén人
huò祸
。
The managers' dereliction of duty eventually led to a human-caused catastrophe.