祸 huò

misfortune, calamity, disaster

HSK 6 #1870

DEFINITIONS

  • misfortune, calamity, disaster
  • old variant of 禍|祸[huo4]
  • disaster
  • misfortune
  • calamity

STROKES

WORDS

大祸临头 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún ， rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
奇祸 qí huò unexpected calamity; sudden disaster
嫁祸 jià huò to impute; to shift the blame onto someone else
巫蛊之祸 wū gǔ zhī huò 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
戳祸 chuō huò to stir up trouble
招灾惹祸 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster
有福同享，有祸同当 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng ， yǒu huò tóng dāng To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
病从口入，祸从口出 bìng cóng kǒu rù ， huò cóng kǒu chū Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
祸不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng trouble is never far away (idiom)
祸国殃民 huò guó yāng mín to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
祸从口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
祸福吉凶 huò fú jí xiōng fate; portent; luck or disasters as foretold in the stars (astrology)
祸福无常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
祸福与共 huò fú yǔ gòng to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
祸首罪魁 huò shǒu zuì kuí main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster
红颜祸水 hóng yán huò shuǐ femme fatale
罹祸 lí huò to suffer a disaster; to fall victim to misfortune
肇祸 zhào huò to cause an accident
苞藏祸心 bāo cáng huò xīn to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
飞来横祸 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
黄祸 huáng huò Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[Wang2 Li4 xiong2]; yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)
祸端 huò duān disaster; calamity; source of trouble or misfortune
祸生福 huò shēng fú turning misfortune into blessing; deriving benefit from disaster
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