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[n] calamity; disaster; catastrophe Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: 火 (#86)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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災 / 灾 | ||
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幸災樂禍 hang6 zoi1 lok6 wo6 = schadenfreude; enjoying seeing or hearing about troubles of other people 水災 seoi2 zoi1 = flood (calamity) 災害 zoi1 hoi6 = scourge 災荒 zoi1 fong1 = famine (due to crop failure) 災難 zoi1 naan6 = disaster; catastrophe 救災 gau3 zoi1 = to help people in a disaster area 賑災 zan3 zoi1 = relief people in stricken areas 災民 zoi1 man4 = disaster victims 火災 fo2 zoi1 = fire (that burns buildings, etc.) 災區 zoi1 keoi1 = disaster area, stricken region 災情 zoi1 cing4 = condition / effect / situation of a disaster 災殃 zoi1 joeng1 = a disaster 大災 daai6 zoi1 = plague 旱災 hon5 zoi1 = a drought 天災 tin1 zoi1 = scourge, natural disaster 受災 sau6 zoi1 = 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 = calamitous 大災難 daai6 zoi1 naan6 = a catastrophe 股災 gu2 zoi1 = stock market crash 抗災 kong3 zoi1 = defense against natural disasters 三災 saam1 zoi1 = the three calamities 白狗偷食,黑狗當災 baak6 gau2 tau1 sik6, hak1 gau2 dong1 zoi1 = be wrongly blamed for sth. one didn't do; take the blame for sb. else's misdeed 粵 災場 zoi1 coeng4 = scene of accident; location of disaster; disaster area; 災禍 zoi1 wo6 = 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 = 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 |
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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. ] Legend 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. |