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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 huòhuo4disaster; misfortune; calamity; old variant of
2安危祸福 安危禍福 ān wēi huò an1 wei1 huo4 fu2safety and danger, misfortune and happiness (idiom)
3包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīnbao1 cang2 huo4 xin1to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice; to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
4兵连祸结 兵連禍結 bīng lián huò jiébing1 lian2 huo4 jie2ravaged by successive wars; war-torn; war-ridden
5病从口入,祸从口出 病從口入,禍從口出 bìng cóng kǒu , huò cóng kǒu chūbing4 cong2 kou3 ru4 , huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
6惨祸 慘禍 cǎn huòcan3 huo4terrible tragedy; grave mishap
7谗言惹祸 讒言惹禍 chán yán huòchan2 yan2 re3 huo4slander brings disaster (idiom)
8车祸 車禍 chē huòche1 huo4traffic accident; car crash; Classifiers:
9闯祸 闖禍 chuǎng huòchuang3 huo4to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble
10戳祸 戳禍 chuō huòchuo1 huo4to stir up trouble
11大祸 大禍 huòda4 huo4disaster; calamity
12大祸临头 大禍臨頭 huò lín tóuda4 huo4 lin2 tou2facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose
13飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huòfei1 lai2 heng4 huo4sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
14飞来之祸 飛來之禍 fēi lái zhī huòfei1 lai2 zhi1 huo4unexpected disaster (idiom)
15福善祸淫 福善禍淫 shàn huò yínfu2 shan4 huo4 yin2Heaven blesses the virtuous and punishes the evil. (idiom)
16横祸 橫禍 hèng huòheng4 huo4unexpected calamity
17红颜祸水 紅顏禍水 hóng yán huò shuǐhong2 yan2 huo4 shui3femme fatale
18黄祸 黃禍 huáng huòHuang2 huo4yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations); Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄
19祸不单行 禍不單行 huò dān xínghuo4 bu4 dan1 xing2misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours
20祸不旋踵 禍不旋踵 huò xuán zhǒnghuo4 bu4 xuan2 zhong3trouble is never far away (idiom)
21祸不远矣 禍不遠矣 huò yuǎn huo4 bu4 yuan3 yi3Misfortune is not far off. (idiom)
22祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chūhuo4 cong2 kou3 chu1Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
23祸福 禍福 huò huo4 fu2disaster and happiness
24祸福淳淳 禍福淳淳 huò chún chúnhuo4 fu2 chun2 chun2misfortune and happiness alternate (idiom)
25祸福吉凶 禍福吉凶 huò xiōnghuo4 fu2 ji2 xiong1fate; portent; luck or disasters as foretold in the stars (astrology)
26祸福无常 禍福無常 huò chánghuo4 fu2 wu2 chang2disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
27祸福无门 禍福無門 huò ménhuo4 fu2 wu2 men2good and bad fortune are unpredictable (idiom)
28祸福倚伏 禍福倚伏 huò huo4 fu2 yi3 fu2fortune and misfortune are interrelated (idiom)
29祸福与共 禍福與共 huò gònghuo4 fu2 yu3 gong4to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
30祸根 禍根 huò gēnhuo4 gen1root of the trouble; cause of the ruin
31祸国殃民 禍國殃民 huò guó yāng mínhuo4 guo2 yang1 min2to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
32祸害 禍害 huò hàihuo4 hai4disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck
33祸患 禍患 huò huànhuo4 huan4disaster; calamity
34祸乱 禍亂 huò luànhuo4 luan4calamity and chaos; devastating disorder; great turmoil
35祸事 禍事 huò shìhuo4 shi4disaster; doom
36祸首 禍首 huò shǒuhuo4 shou3chief offender; main culprit
37祸首罪魁 禍首罪魁 huò shǒu zuì kuíhuo4 shou3 zui4 kui2main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster
38祸水 禍水 huò shuǐhuo4 shui3source of calamity (esp. of women)
39嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huòjia4 huo4to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else
40嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò rénjia4 huo4 yu2 ren2to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others; to pass the buck
41罹祸 罹禍 huòli2 huo4to suffer a disaster; to fall victim to misfortune
42奇祸 奇禍 huòqi2 huo4unexpected calamity; sudden disaster
43惹祸 惹禍 huòre3 huo4to stir up trouble; to invite disaster
44惹祸上门 惹禍上門 huò shàng ménre3 huo4 shang4 men2to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
45人祸 人禍 rén huòren2 huo4human disaster
46市怨贾祸 市怨賈禍 shì yuàn huòshi4 yuan4 gu3 huo4to incur trouble and danger (idiom)
47滔天大祸 滔天大禍 tāo tiān huòtao1 tian1 da4 huo4terrible disaster; calamity (idiom)
48天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福 天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福 tiān yǒu fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn huò tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 , ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
49天灾人祸 天災人禍 tiān zāi rén huòtian1 zai1 ren2 huo4natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
50巫蛊之祸 巫蠱之禍 zhī huòwu1 gu3 zhi1 huo491 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 汉武帝 , beginning with accusations of witchcraft
51萧墙祸起 蕭牆禍起 xiāo qiáng huò xiao1 qiang2 huo4 qi3Trouble breaks out at home. (idiom)
52幸灾乐祸 幸災樂禍 xìng zāi huòxing4 zai1 le4 huo4lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude
53贻祸后世 貽禍後世 huò hòu shìyi2 huo4 hou4 shi4to entail woes for later ages (idiom)
54因祸得福 因禍得福 yīn huò yin1 huo4 de2 fu2to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback; It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
55引灾惹祸 引災惹禍 yǐn zāi huòyin3 zai1 re3 huo4to court disaster; to invite trouble (idiom)
56有福同享,有祸同当 有福同享,有禍同當 yǒu tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāngyou3 fu2 tong2 xiang3 , you3 huo4 tong2 dang1To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
57灾祸 災禍 zāi huòzai1 huo4disaster
58灾祸连年 災禍連年 zāi huò lián niánzai1 huo4 lian2 nian2Calamities occurred in successive years. (idiom)
59灾连祸结 災連禍結 zāi lián huò jiēzai1 lian2 huo4 jie1succession of disasters (idiom)
60栽赃嫁祸 栽贓嫁禍 zāi zāng jià huòzai1 zang1 jia4 huo4to fabricate a charge against sb. (idiom)
61战祸 戰禍 zhàn huòzhan4 huo4disastrous conflict; bloody warfare
62战祸弥漫 戰禍彌漫 zhàn huò mànzhan4 huo4 mi2 man4spread of the disaster of war (idiom)
63招祸临身 招禍臨身 zhāo huò lín shēnzhao1 huo4 lin2 shen1to bring misery on oneself (idiom)
64招灾惹祸 招災惹禍 zhāo zāi huòzhao1 zai1 re3 huo4to invite disaster
65肇祸 肇禍 zhào huòzhao4 huo4to cause an accident
66转祸为福 轉禍為福 zhuǎn huò wéi zhuan3 huo4 wei2 fu2to turn a disaster into a blessing (idiom)
67罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒuzui4 kui2 huo4 shou3criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster

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