災 (zoi1 | zai1) : calamity; disaster; catastrophe

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災

zoi1

zai1

[n] calamity; disaster; catastrophe

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

災 / 灾

This word has been viewed 6630 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 13:06

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幸災樂禍 hang6 zoi1 lok6 wo6 xing4 zai1 le4 huo4 = schadenfreude; enjoying seeing or hearing about troubles of other people

水災 seoi2 zoi1 shui3 zai1 = flood (calamity)

災害 zoi1 hoi6 zai1 hai4 = scourge

災荒 zoi1 fong1 zai1 huang1 = famine (due to crop failure)

災難 zoi1 naan6 zai1 nan4 = disaster; catastrophe

救災 gau3 zoi1 jiu4 zai1 = to help people in a disaster area

賑災 zan3 zoi1 zhen4 zai1 = relief people in stricken areas

災民 zoi1 man4 zai1 min2 = disaster victims

火災 fo2 zoi1 huo3 zai1 = fire (that burns buildings, etc.)

災區 zoi1 keoi1 zai1 qu1 = disaster area, stricken region

災情 zoi1 cing4 zai1 qing2 = condition / effect / situation of a disaster

災殃 zoi1 joeng1 = a disaster

大災 daai6 zoi1 da4 zai1 = plague

旱災 hon5 zoi1 han4 zai1 = a drought

天災 tin1 zoi1 tian1 zai1 = scourge, natural disaster

受災 sau6 zoi1 shou4 zai1 = affected by a disaster

黑狗得食白狗當災 hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1 = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

多災多難 do1 zoi1 do1 naan6 duo1 zai1 duo1 nan4 = calamitous

大災難 daai6 zoi1 naan6 da4 zai1 nan2 = a catastrophe

股災 gu2 zoi1 = stock market crash

抗災 kong3 zoi1 kang4 zai1 = defense against natural disasters

三災 saam1 zoi1 san1 zai1 = the three calamities

白狗偷食，黑狗當災 baak6 gau2 tau1 sik6, hak1 gau2 dong1 zoi1 bai2 gou3 tou1 shi2, hei1 gou3 dang1 zai1 = be wrongly blamed for sth. one didn't do; take the blame for sb. else's misdeed 粵

災場 zoi1 coeng4 zai1 chang3 = scene of accident; location of disaster; disaster area;

災禍 zoi1 wo6 zai1 huo4 = calamity; disaster

蟲災 cung4 zoi1 = a plague of insects

黑狗得食白狗當災 hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1 hei1 gou3 de2 shi2 bai2 gou3 dang1 zai1 = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")

三年自然災害 saam1 nin4 zi6 jin4 zoi1 hoi6 = the Three Years of Natural Disasters

聯合國救災協調專員辦事處 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 zoi1 hip3 tiu4 zyun1 jyun4 baan6 si6 cyu3 = Office of United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator

Showing 1 example containing 災

大批物資運往災區。
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
[Passive voice can often be expressed without using the passive marker 被 or other similar prepositions, esp for written expressions. ]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 災
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