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[1] [n] misfortune; disaster; calamity [2] [v] bring disaster upon; ruin; damage Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: 示 (#113)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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禍 / 祸 | ||
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幸災樂禍 hang6 zoi1 lok6 wo6 = schadenfreude; enjoying seeing or hearing about troubles of other people 車禍 ce1 wo6 = traffic accident; car crash; automobile accident 殃禍 joeng1 wo6 = to bring on disaster 病從口入,禍從口出 beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6, wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 = disease enters by the mouth, trouble comes out of the mouth 禍國殃民 wo6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 = harm one's country and people 罹禍 lei4 wo6 = to suffer a disaster; to fall victim to misfortune 罪魁禍首 zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 = main cause of a mishap; main thing or person responsible for something bad that happened 闖禍 cong2 wo6 = to suffer an accident; to induce or cause a disaster or misfortune 福無重至,禍不單行 fuk1 mou4 cung4 zi3,wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 = good luck never comes in succession, however misfortune strikes repeatedly 禍不單行 wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 = it never rains but it pours See all 21 compounds |