禍 (wo6 | huo4) : misfortune; disaster; calamity

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禍

wo6

huo4

[1] [n] misfortune; disaster; calamity
[2] [v] bring disaster upon; ruin; damage

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

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

禍 / 祸

This word has been viewed 8430 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th May 2011 01:32

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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

車禍 ce1 wo6 che1 huo4 = 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 bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4, huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1 = 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 li2 huo4 = to suffer a disaster; to fall victim to misfortune

罪魁禍首 zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3 = main cause of a mishap; main thing or person responsible for something bad that happened

闖禍 cong2 wo6 chuang3 huo4 = 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 fu2 wu2 dan1 zhi4 , huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2 = good luck never comes in succession, however misfortune strikes repeatedly

禍不單行 wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2 = it never rains but it pours
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Decimal representation of this word: 禍
Unicode code for this character: U+798d (off-site link)

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