禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng

trouble is never far away (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. trouble is never far away (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
禍 huò
misfortune; disaster; calamity
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
旋 xuán HSK 6
to revolve; a circle; a loop
踵 zhǒng
heel; to follow; to arrive