大祸临头 dà huò lín tóu

calamity looms; facing imminent catastrophe

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. calamity looms
  2. 2. facing imminent catastrophe
  3. 3. all hell will break loose

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
祸 huò HSK 6
misfortune; disaster; calamity
临 lín HSK 5
to face; to be (just) about to; just before
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end