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祸
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Definitions
- 1. disaster
- 2. misfortune
- 3. calamity
Example Sentences
1 shown祸 从口出。
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Words Containing 祸
root of the trouble
misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
disastrous conflict
to stir up trouble
unexpected calamity
to cause an accident
to invite disaster
chief offender
fate
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
disaster
Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
disaster and happiness
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
calamity and chaos
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
unexpected calamity
disaster
facing imminent catastrophe
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
terrible tragedy
to stir up trouble
ravaged by successive wars
to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
to bring disaster upon
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[wáng lì xióng]
femme fatale
91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
trouble is never far away (idiom)
source of calamity (esp. of women)
to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble
disaster
to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
(idiom) getting killed
to impute
man-made disaster
to suffer a disaster
disaster
traffic accident
main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
disaster