huò

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Definitions

  1. 1. disaster
  2. 2. misfortune
  3. 3. calamity

Example Sentences

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从口出。
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Words Containing 祸

惹祸
rě huò

to stir up trouble

祸害
huò hài

disaster

罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit

车祸
chē huò

traffic accident

人祸
rén huò

man-made disaster

兵连祸结
bīng lián huò jié

ravaged by successive wars

包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn

to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú

to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)

大祸
dà huò

disaster

大祸临头
dà huò lín tóu

facing imminent catastrophe

天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

天灾人祸
tiān zāi rén huò

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

奇祸
qí huò

unexpected calamity

嫁祸
jià huò

to impute

嫁祸于人
jià huò yú rén

to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others

巫蛊之祸
wū gǔ zhī huò

91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò

lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune

惨祸
cǎn huò

terrible tragedy

战祸
zhàn huò

disastrous conflict

戳祸
chuō huò

to stir up trouble

招灾惹祸
zhāo zāi rě huò

to invite disaster

有福同享,有祸同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng

To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse

横祸
hèng huò

unexpected calamity

杀身之祸
shā shēn zhī huò

(idiom) getting killed

灾祸
zāi huò

disaster

病从口入,祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū

Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

祸不单行
huò bù dān xíng

misfortune does not come singly (idiom)

祸不旋踵
huò bù xuán zhǒng

trouble is never far away (idiom)

祸乱
huò luàn

calamity and chaos

祸事
huò shì

disaster

祸及
huò jí

to bring disaster upon

祸国殃民
huò guó yāng mín

to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)

祸从口出
huò cóng kǒu chū

Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

祸患
huò huàn

disaster

祸根
huò gēn

root of the trouble

祸水
huò shuǐ

source of calamity (esp. of women)

祸福
huò fú

disaster and happiness

祸福吉凶
huò fú jí xiōng

fate

祸福无常
huò fú wú cháng

disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable

祸福与共
huò fú yǔ gòng

to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)

祸首
huò shǒu

chief offender

祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí

main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit

红颜祸水
hóng yán huò shuǐ

femme fatale

罹祸
lí huò

to suffer a disaster

肇祸
zhào huò

to cause an accident

苞藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn

to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

闯祸
chuǎng huò

to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble

飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò

sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

黄祸
huáng huò

Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[wáng lì xióng]