灾 难 zāi nàn disaster / catastrophe 灾 害 zāi hài calamity / disaster / CL:個|个[ge4] 大 祸 dà huò disaster / calamity 祸 害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck 灾 祸 zāi huò disaster 祸 事 huò shì disaster / doom 祸 患 huò huàn disaster / calamity 急 难 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament 惨 事 cǎn shì disaster 难 disaster / distress / to scold 灾 殃 zāi yāng disaster 祸 disaster / misfortune / calamity 孽 son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil 下 发 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) 救 灾 jiù zāi to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims 灾 区 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 矿 难 kuàng nàn mining disaster 自 然 灾 害 zì rán zāi hài natural disaster 罪 魁 祸 首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster 幸 灾 乐 祸 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom) / fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude 患 儿 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child 死 路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster 褪 去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4] 惹 祸 rě huò to stir up trouble / to invite disaster 心 惊 肉 跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) / fear and trepidation in the face of disaster 天 灾 tiān zāi natural disaster 防 灾 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 凶 多 吉 少 xiōng duō jí shǎo everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / inauspicious / everything points to disaster 防 患 fáng huàn preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster 祸 福 huò fú disaster and happiness 赈 灾 zhèn zāi disaster relief 殃 及 yāng jí to bring disaster to 重 灾 区 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area 化 险 为 夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert disaster 成 灾 chéng zāi disastrous / to turn into a disaster 死 于 非 命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom) / to die in a disaster / an unnatural death 灭 失 miè shī loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) 罹 难 lí nàn to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed 殉 难 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster 人 祸 rén huò man-made disaster 水 患 shuǐ huàn flooding / water disaster 灾 难 片 zāi nàn piàn disaster movie 自 取 灭 亡 zì qǔ miè wáng to court disaster (idiom) / to dig one's own grave 弥 天 mí tiān filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc) 灾 荒 zāi huāng natural disaster / famine 飞 来 横 祸 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) 救 灾 款 jiù zāi kuǎn disaster relief funds 哀 鸿 遍 野 āi hóng biàn yě lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom) / fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land 非 命 fēi mìng violent death / killed in a disaster 蒙 难 méng nàn to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger 丧 乱 sāng luàn tragic disaster / disturbance and bloodshed 作 死 zuò sǐ to court disaster / also pr. [zuo1 si3] 疮 痍 chuāng yí wound / skin ulcer / (fig.) the desolation of trauma / desolation in the aftermath of a disaster 雹 灾 báo zāi disaster caused by hail 祓 to cleanse / to remove evil / ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster 祻 variant of 禍|祸, disaster 离 乡 背 井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) 以 卵 击 石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 天 崩 地 裂 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval 招 灾 惹 祸 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster 欲 益 反 损 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears. 祸 福 无 常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 祸 首 罪 魁 huò shǒu zuì kuí main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster 覆 巢 无 完 卵 fù cháo wú wán luǎn lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom) 开 门 揖 盗 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand 防 患 未 萌 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud 养 痈 贻 患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom 养 痈 遗 患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom 养 虎 伤 身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 养 虎 遗 患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 祸 及 huò jí to bring disaster upon 报 忧 bào yōu to report bad news / to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster 残 馀 cán yú (n) remains after a disaster / remnants 劫 余 jié yú remnants after a disaster / aftermath 受 灾 地 区 shòu zāi dì qū disaster area 回 禄 之 灾 huí lù zhī zāi to have one's house burned down / fire disaster 奇 祸 qí huò unexpected calamity / sudden disaster 惨 遭 不 幸 cǎn zāo bù xìng to meet with disaster / to die tragically 抢 险 救 灾 qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom) 攘 灾 rǎng zāi to ward off calamities / to avoid disaster 次 生 灾 害 cì shēng zāi hài secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods) 灾 场 zāi chǎng disaster area / scene of accident 灾 害 链 zāi hài liàn series of calamities / disaster following on disaster 环 境 重 灾 区 huán jìng zhòng zāi qū environmental disaster area 罹 祸 lí huò to suffer a disaster / to fall victim to misfortune 临 难 lín nàn in peril / facing disaster 计 都 jì dū concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2] / imaginary star presaging disaster 赒 急 zhōu jí disaster relief 赒 急 扶 困 zhōu jí fú kùn disaster relief 躲 难 duǒ nàn to take refuge / to seek refuge from disaster 边 患 biān huàn foreign invasion / disaster on border due to incursion 重 灾 zhòng zāi severe disaster 灾 害 管 理 zāi hài guǎn lǐ disaster management 气 候 灾 难 qì hòu zāi nán climatic disaster 减 少 自 然 灾 害 natural disaster reduction 抗 灾 能 力 更 强 的 disaster resilient 具 有 灾 后 复 原 力 的 disaster resilient 国 家 灾 害 管 理 计 划 National Disaster Management Plan 国 际 减 少 灾 害 战 略 机 构 间 秘 书 处 Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 全 球 减 灾 和 灾 后 恢 复 机 制 Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
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