unexpected calamity; undeserved misfortune
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unexpected calamity; undeserved misfortune; suffering damage through no fault of one's own
formalOriginally from the I Ching (易经). Used to describe misfortunes that occur without any wrongdoing on the part of the victim. Often implies the suffering is unjustified or inexplicable.
Zhè这
chǎng场
huǒ火
zāi灾
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
zhēn真
shì是
wú无
wàng妄
zhī之
zāi灾
。
This fire was truly an unexpected calamity for him.
Wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
lù路
guò过
，
què却
shòu受
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
wú无
wàng妄
zhī之
zāi灾
。
I was just passing by, yet I suffered this undeserved misfortune.
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Gǔ股
shì市
bào暴
diē跌
，
xǔ许
duō多
tóu投
zī资
zhě者
zāo遭
shòu受
le了
wú无
wàng妄
zhī之
zāi灾
。
The stock market plummeted, and many investors suffered losses through no fault of their own.
Tā他
wéi为
rén人
zhèng正
zhí直
，
què却
héng横
zāo遭
wú无
wàng妄
zhī之
zāi灾
。
He is an upright man, yet he unexpectedly suffered this undeserved disaster.