leave behind disaster; cause future harm
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to leave behind a scourge; to bring disaster upon future generations
Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe actions that create long-term problems for descendants or society.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
duǎn短
shì视
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
huì会
yí遗
huò祸
zǐ子
sūn孙
。
This shortsighted approach will bring disaster upon future generations.
Tā他
de的
cuò错
wù误
jué决
cè策
yí遗
huò祸
wú无
qióng穷
。
His mistaken decision caused endless future trouble.
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Huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
shì是
qián前
rén人
yí遗
huò祸
hòu后
rén人
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
lì例
zi子
。
Environmental pollution is a typical example of one generation leaving disasters for the next.