祸不旋踵

huò bù xuán zhǒng

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Definitions

  1. 1. trouble is never far away (idiom)

Child Words of 祸不旋踵

不
bù

no; not so

旋
xuán

to revolve

旋踵
xuán zhǒng

(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)

祸
huò

disaster

踵
zhǒng

to arrive